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Kushiro Zoo in Hokkaido Gets New Polar Bear

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

15:45 JST, January 21, 2026

KUSHIRO, Hokkaido — Visitors to Kushiro Zoo in Hokkaido are able to see a polar bear again for the first time in about a year.

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