A man in his 20s went missing on Thursday after he was attacked by a bear while hiking with a friend on a mountain in eastern Hokkaido. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/15/japan/hokkaido-world-heritage-bear-attack/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #bears #hokkaido #shiretoko #mountrausu #worldheritage

A team of researchers at Yamagata University has announced the discovery of 248 new Nazca Line geoglyphs in Peru, after conducting field surveys on sites selected from aerial photographs using artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/nazca-lines-geoglyphs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #yamagatauniversity #nazcalines #peru #worldheritage