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Bear kills another person in Japan in record year for fatal attacks
Experts link the rise in bear attacks to climate change and rural depopulation as Japan records nine fatalities this year, surpassing the previous high, officials said.
- On October 24, 2025, police in Higashinaruse, Akita Prefecture said a bear mauling left one dead and three hospitalized, identifying the deceased as Yoshiyuki Sasaki, unemployed resident.
- Record deaths this year prompted Japan's new environment minister to call the situation "a serious problem" and vow to strengthen measures including training government hunters.
- An emergency call from the municipal office of Higashinaruse came around 11:10 a.m., reporting several people injured after a couple in their 70s worked outdoors and two male rescuers came to aid.
- Hunters later killed a bear near the scene shortly after 1:10 p.m., and police are investigating whether it was the animal that attacked the four, while the production committee of 'Brown Bear!!' postponed the November release.
- Despite annual culling, authorities face a national surge in bears entering towns, stores, and schools and parks, with experts citing climate impacts and Japan’s shrinking rural population amid a declining number of hunters.
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AlKhaleej TodayBear kills another person in Japan amid record year of fatal attacks
TOKYO, Oct 24 — Separate bear attacks in Japan killed one and injured four on Friday, officials said, days after the government vowed to toughen measures because of a record year of deadly assaults by the animals.Before Friday’s attacks, bears had killed a record nine people this year, surpassing the previous high of six in the fiscal year that ended in March 2024.The animal has been increasingly encroaching into Japan’s towns due to factors ran…
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