Aiming for Safety: Hunting Association Members Train to Take on Bears in Urban Areas

The Yomiuri Shimbun
11:52 JST,
November 3, 2025
Members of a local hunting association take part in a training session with mock firearms in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, on Oct. 27 as preparation for potential situations in which they might need to shoot bears that have entered urban areas. The first such session was held at Noshiro Park, which fac...
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