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Japan’s Hunters Bag Higher Pay as Bear Problem Mounts
Municipalities are moving to increase pay for licensed hunters who capture bears, as attacks by t...
October 30, 2025
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Golden Statue of Shohei Ohtani Displayed in Sapporo, Life-Size Installation for Sale for ¥55 Mil.
SAPPORO — A life-size golden statue of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani is on display at Sa...
October 30, 2025
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MPD to Deploy Hundreds of Riot Police, Preparing to Keep Tokyo Halloween Crowds Safe
The Metropolitan Police Department will deploy hundreds of riot police and other officers around ...
October 30, 2025
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Tokyo’s Shibuya, Shinjuku Wards Take Measures to Prevent Disruptive Behavior and Brace for Foreign Tourist Surge on Halloween
Tokyo’s Shibuya and Shinjuku wards were on alert on Thursday for an expected surge of tourists on...
October 30, 2025
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Bear Enters High School Baseball Indoor Practice Field, Climbs Netting Before Fleeing
YAMAGATA — A bear entered the indoor practice field of the baseball club at Tokai University Yama...
October 30, 2025
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Tanzanian Students Visit Yokohama Schools to Learn Baseballership, Visit Baseball Clubs in the City
YOKOHAMA — A Tanzanian student baseball team recently visited Yokohama to train and interact with...
October 30, 2025
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Hokkaido Town Mayor Backing N-Waste Survey Re-Elected
The town has completed the first-stage literature survey in the disposal site selection process. ...
October 29, 2025
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Man Attacked and Injured by Bear while Walking in Fukushima Pref.; Bear Collides with Elementary School Entrance Door, Breaking Glass in Yamagata Pref.
A man in his 70s was attacked by a bear while walking on a street near the Honna Power Plant in K...
October 29, 2025
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Moves to Raise Compensation for Licensed Bear Hunters Spreading in Niigata Pref. as Bear Sightings Increase
NIIGATA — With bear sightings increasing in populated areas, moves to compensate licensed hunters...
October 29, 2025
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Bear Cub Enters Underground Parking Lot of Bank in Morioka
MORIOKA — A bear cub was found to have entered the underground parking lot of a bank in Morioka e...
October 28, 2025
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Akita Governor Asks for Troops to Capture Bears; Koizumi Says He Will Send Liaison Officer
Akita Gov. Kenta Suzuki called Tuesday morning for the Self-Defense Forces to be sent to his pref...
October 28, 2025
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Expert Panel Established to Tackle Population Decline; Will Work with South Korea to Research Low Birthrates, Aging Population
A panel of private-sector experts was launched on Monday to discuss countermeasures against popul...
October 28, 2025
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Japan’s First Literature Vending Machine Installed at Museum in Tokyo; Machine Prints Short Pieces of Fiction Connected to Setagaya Line Train Stations
Japan’s first literary vending machine was installed at the Setagaya Literary Museum in Setagaya ...
October 28, 2025
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Tokyo Island to Produce Caviar Amid Declining Catches of Lobster Caused by Factors Such as Global Warming
Tokyo will begin producing locally farmed caviar on Kozushima Island amid the decline in the numb...
October 27, 2025
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Unidentified Body Found with Claw Marks, Bite Wounds in Ichinoseki, Iwate Pref.; Police Suspect Bear Attack
An unidentified body with claw marks and bite wounds, possibly by from an animal, was found at a ...
October 27, 2025
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