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Bear attacks are rising in Japan. Aging hunters are on the front line.
SUNAGAWA, Hokkaido--A gunshot rang out on a recent morning in a meadow in northern Japan. The brown bear slumped in the cage, watched by a handful of city officials and hunters. The bear had been ...
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Bear attacks on humans in Japan rising at an alarming rate
Bear attacks on humans are increasing at an unprecedented rate, with 54 incidents reported nationwide in the four months to July, according to the environment ministry. The figure so far is the ...
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Study Buddy (Explorer): Japan village told to ‘take precautions’ as rare bear sightings trigger memory of 1915 attack
Read the following text, and answer questions 1-9 below: [1] Sightings of a very large bear in northwest Hokkaido have triggered alarm in remote communities that have become synonymous with the ...