<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/australia" rel="" target="" title="Australian"><span>Australian</span></a><span> man has died after he disappeared near a ski resort in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/japan" rel="" target="" title="Japan"><span>Japan</span></a><span> on Tuesday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said authorities were providing consular assistance to the family.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We send our deepest condolences to the family at this difficult time," a spokesperson said in a statement.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/new-zealand-commentator-sparks-debate-over-plea-to-make-country-australian-state/b24e44f2-2dd8-4171-bcff-83df839d4de2"><strong><span>Top Kiwi pushes for New Zealand to become an Australian state</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Owing to our privacy obligations we are unable to provide further comment."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>According to a translation of a local media report, the man went missing while </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/skiing" rel="" target="" title="skiing"><span>skiing</span></a><span> with a group of friends between Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort and Niseko Annupuri International Ski Resort in Niseko, Hokkaido.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police joined the search for man, who found him being given CPR by a group of four.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/australian-man-dies-near-ski-resort-in-japan/8f9f556f-ce12-46d3-b5d4-9ec84e8825ae" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Emergency services rushed the man, who had no visible injuries, to hopsital where he later died.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police are currently investigating the cause of the man's death and the circumstances surrounding the incident.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>EXCLUSIVE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/not-so-grey-nomads-south-australian-couple-allan-mercer-jess-smith-ditched-mortgage-and-rentals-for-life-on-the-road/c46712f9-d91b-4600-80ae-621757bfed51" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>The extraordinary lengths young Aussies are going to after being forced out of home ownership</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Local media reports the man had been working at a lodging facility.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The death comes days after 22-year-old Sunshine Coast woman </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/australian-woman-dies-ski-lift-accident-japan/026d112b-f318-4c02-b587-4e189b284b6c" rel="" target="_blank" title="Brooke Day died at a resort in the Hakuba Valley"><span>Brooke Day died at a resort in the Hakuba Valley</span></a><span>, a popular skiing and snowboarding region about 30 kilometres from Nagano.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It is believed the Sunshine Coast woman went into cardiac arrest after becoming stuck in a chairlift and suspended in the air.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a 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