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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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Yamagata’s Ginzan Onsen to Extend Test on Private Car Restrictions, Working to Ease Crowding Caused by Vehicles
YAMAGATA — Yamagata Prefecture’s popular tourist destination Ginzan Onsen will conduct a pilot te...
October 27, 2025
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Akita Governor to Ask for SDF to Cull Bears as Attacks Continue to Rise
Akita Gov. Kenta Suzuki indicated on Sunday he would ask the Defense Ministry to dispatch the Sel...
October 27, 2025
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Mitsukejima Island Transforms After Noto Peninsula Earthquake as Withered Trees Replace Greenery
The scenic Mitsukejima Island in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture — partially collapsed during the Noto ...
October 27, 2025
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Licensed Entity Eyed to Assist Organ Transplant Mediation, Fujita Health Univ. Plans to Apply to Health Ministry
Fujita Health University in Aichi Prefecture will establish an entity with its partners as early ...
October 26, 2025
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Japan Grapples with Deepfake Pornography, with Laws Yet to Catch Up
Deepfake pornography is increasingly causing serious harm in Japan. Such deepfakes are created wi...
October 26, 2025
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Bear Attacks 75-Year-Old Woman Picking Persimmons, Bites Her Arm, Head
A 75-year-old woman was taken to hospital on Sunday after being attacked by a bear in Nanto, Toya...
October 26, 2025
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Bear Spotted near Kyoto’s Arashiyama, Close to World Heritage Site Temple
KYOTO — Sightings of bears and animals believed to be bears are increasing in residential areas o...
October 26, 2025
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85-Year-Old Woman Suffers Head Injury in Bear Attack in Akita Pref.
An 85-year-old woman was attacked by a bear and suffered head injuries while washing vegetables o...
October 26, 2025
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