Japan officials hunt bear that raided couple’s fridge amid string of break-ins

Officials set up traps and electric fences after 14 break-ins recored in one town in two weeks, amid fears of a repeat offender ...

Brazen Japanese Bears Are Breaking Into Homes and Raiding Pantries

Climate change and shifting demographics are driving the country’s Asiatic black bears closer to humans. By Claire Moses The ...

Japan officials hunt bear that raided couple’s fridge

Japanese officials hunt bear that broke into elderly couple’s home and raided their fridge - The animal opened the fridge and scattered its contents nearby ...

Japanese city closes nearly 100 schools after bear sightings as post-hibernation attacks rise

One Japanese city is taking no chances after a series of bear sightings this week, closing nearly 100 schools as officials scour the town, and as attacks take place elsewhere in the country.
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Bear makes itself at home in Japanese kitchen, raids family's fridge

A family in northern Japan called police after finding a bear in their kitchen, an official said Wednesday, as anxiety over ...

Black bear caught in Japan after days of sightings

The capture in Utsunomiya comes as bear attacks have reached record levels across Japan.

Japanese government releases anime advisory on bear encounters for children

Learn essential bear safety tips for children in Japan with the government's new animated advisory. Read more at straitstimes ...

Japanese school teaches children how to stay safe around wild bears

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Japanese city shuts down nearly 100 schools after unprecedented bear sighting

Police and hunters in Utsunomiya, 100km north of the capital, resume their search for animal that is not usually seen so close to Tokyo ...
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Tokyo considers lifting ban on bear hunting for the first time in nearly 20 years

With the move to permit culling in the capital, authorities are hoping to put pressure on the wild animal and avert ...