One Japanese city is taking no chances after a series of bear sightings this week, closing nearly 100 schools as officials scour the town, and as attacks take place elsewhere in the country.

Japanese City Captures Bear That Caused Fear and School Closures TOKYO (AP) — A wandering bear that scared residents of a Japanese city just north of Tokyo was captured on Tuesday after several days ...

The bear was far from the wilderness when it crossed paths with a man in a parking lot and leapt on him. Japan's latest bear attack injured four people last week and unfolded partly within view of a ...

UTSUNOMIYA — The hunt for a black bear spotted more than a dozen times in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya continued on Tuesday (June 9) as all 94 municipal primary and middle schools were closed for a ...

A bear rampaged through the sushi section of a supermarket in central Japan Tuesday, the latest in a series of attacks that have pushed this year’s death toll to a record high. Two customers, ages 69 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Police are seen at a residential area where a bare showed up in Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Kyodo News via ...

TOKYO (AP) — A wandering bear that scared residents of a Japanese city just north of Tokyo was captured on Tuesday after several days of panic during which all schools were closed. The bear was first ...

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