Map News
News, mapped.
Maps of what is happening now, built from news reports and official data. Every point has a source.
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Mountain accidents in Japan, autumn 2026
78 mountain accidents since Sep 2026 (police and news)
Mountain accidents across Japan in autumn 2026 (falls, getting lost, slips and more), one at a time from police announcements and news reports, with the outcome and source for each. Bear sightings and attacks can be shown on the same map.
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France protests and riots 2026
225 sites damaged buildings, shops and streets
Map of the buildings, shops and streets damaged in the autumn 2026 protests and riots across France, one site at a time, each with its news source. In Japanese, English and French.
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Fatal traffic accidents in Japan, 2019-2025
18,761 fatal accidents, 19,188 people killed
Every fatal traffic accident in Japan from the National Police Agency's open data, one at a time on a map. See the accidents near where you are and the places with the most injury accidents.
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Olympic medal map 1896–2026
21,676 medals from 55 Summer and Winter Games (1896–2026)
A world map of how many gold, silver and bronze medals each country won at every Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Choose a range of years or a single Games and the colours change to the medals won in that period.
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World Heritage map: sites in danger
58 in danger, out of 1,273 World Heritage sites
Every World Heritage site on one map, with the sites in danger coloured by reason: conflict, climate and disasters, development, or management and poaching. Sites newly added to or removed from the danger list this year are marked.
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Special Fraud Map 2026
29,687 special fraud cases in Japan, Jan–Aug 2026 (provisional)
Special fraud cases published by prefectural police, coloured by municipality, with local news reports of losses and arrests and a guide to how each prefecture publishes its figures.
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Nobel Prize map: where the laureates were born
1,036 Nobel Prizes, 1901–2026
Every Nobel Prize laureate from the first prizes in 1901 to the latest, on a world map at the place they were born. Filter by field, year and country. Updated after each October's announcements.
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Influenza alerts in Japan by prefecture
32 prefectures under an influenza warning or advisory (1 warning, 31 advisories)
Influenza advisories and warnings actually announced by each prefecture in Japan, with the date and a link to each announcement. Also shows weekly cases per sentinel clinic and the same week last season.
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Bear attacks and sightings in Japan 2026
19,789 sightings, Apr–Aug (Ministry of the Environment)
Bear attacks on people (deaths and injuries) and bears entering buildings in Japan in 2026, mapped one at a time from news reports, each with its source. Also shows sightings posted on X and YouTube, and the Ministry of the Environment's sighting counts by prefecture.
About Map News
Map News puts what is happening around Japan and the world on a map, using news reports and announcements from governments and public bodies. The maps so far cover protests in France, bear sightings, fatal traffic accidents, Olympic medals, World Heritage in danger, special fraud scams, Nobel Prizes, influenza alerts and mountain accidents. Bear sightings and fatal accidents can be checked near where you are; Nobel Prizes, Olympic medals and World Heritage sites show where in the world things happen. Every point has a source, and nothing we cannot confirm is included. Most maps are written in Japanese first and translated into English.
New maps and updates are announced on X.
Contact
To report a mistake or share information, send a direct message to @tomokazu_ai on X.