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Bear captured in Japan after multi-day search as attacks rise

A bear that roamed the streets of a Japanese city for four days, forcing mass school closures, was caught on June 9, capping a search involving dozens of hunters and police. Bear attacks have been on the rise in Japan. Last week, a bear attack in the northeastern city of Fukushim

Bear captured in Japan after multi-day search as attacks rise
France 24 โ€” 9 June 2026
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Aย bearย thatย roamedย theย streetsย ofย aย Japaneseย cityย forย fourย days,ย forcingย massย schoolย closures,ย wasย caughtย onย June 9,ย cappingย aย searchย involvingย dozensย ofย huntersย andย police. Bearย attacksย haveย beenย onย theย riseย inย Japan. Lastย week,ย aย bearย attackย inย theย northeasternย cityย ofย Fukushimaย leftย atย leastย fourย peopleย injured,ย andย authoritiesย failedย atย capturingย it.

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