The bodies of two Japanese mountaineers who went missing while climbing Gangapurna Himal in Nepal have been found, authorities confirmed on Friday. The deceased have been identified as Hidesuke Taneishi and Tetsu Hashimoto, who disappeared during their expedition to the 7,455-metre-high mountain in Ngisyang Rural Municipality-6, Manang district. According to Chief District Officer Muktiprasad Khanal, the two climbers had joined the expedition