Just starting to prepare a presentation for my great colleague Satoshi Chiba's retirement do. So lucky to have lived and worked in Sendai in Japan for two years, great place. Photo 1 is are the famous "Juhyo" or snowmonsters of Zao, Photo 2 is us both half way through a rough day in the field in Ogasawara. My trousers nearly ripped off! #zao #snowmonsters #ogasawara #sendai

🐉📉 Ah, yes, the BBC valiantly defends Japan’s mythical snow monsters from the ever-looming threat of climate change—because clearly, nothing else in the world needs saving right now. After all, if they disappear, who will we rely on to bolster winter tourism and mediocre folklore? 🏔️😂
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251203-japans-disappearing-snow-monsters #HackerNews #JapanClimateChange #SnowMonsters #WinterTourism #Folklore #HackerNews #ngated