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Missing French tourist disappearance case in Nikko
After eight years with A 44‑year‑old French woman vanished while touring Nikko, Japan, on 29 July 2018 after leaving her luggage at a hotel. Japanese police searched nearby rivers and received hundreds of tips, but no trace, trace was found. The case remained open for eight years. In July 2026 the victim’s family of French tourist Tifenu Beron traveled from France to Nikko in July 2026, Japan, distributing flyers at local stations and urging anyone with information to come forward. The case remains open, with police continuing their search. The following day On 29 July 2026 a bronze statue honoring another the missing French visitor, Tiphaine Véron, tourist was unveiled in Nikko. Nikko, attended by the French Ambassador Béatrice Le Fraper du Hellen attended, reaffirming France’s support for ambassador, the families victim’s mother and calling for a thorough criminal investigation. brother, and local authorities. The sculpture monument serves as a public memorial and a symbol reminder of persistence in the unresolved case. disappearance, while the family continues to press for renewed investigative effort.