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Japan to Deploy Military as Bear Attacks Claim 12 Lives
Akita Governor Suzuki seeks Self-Defense Forces aid as bear attacks cause 54 casualties this year amid a nationwide population surge from 15,000 to 44,000 bears since 2012.
- Japan's Self-Defence Forces will deploy units to protect locals from bear attacks, as confirmed by authorities.
- Bears have killed 10 people in 2025, surpassing the previous high of six in the fiscal year ending March 2024, according to a government official.
- Kenta Suzuki, governor of Akita prefecture, stated that citizens' lives cannot be protected without the Self-Defence Forces' help.
- Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is exploring troop deployment to Akita in response to requests from local government.
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Japan To Hire Hunters As Bear Attacks Surge Nationwide
Japan’s bear problem is spiraling — and the government is taking drastic action. After a record number of fatal bear attacks this year, officials now plan to recruit licensed hunters. They will track and cull the animals encroaching on human settlements.“The lives and livelihoods of people are under threat,” Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi warned this week. Japan’s Self-Defence Forces were deployed to help in the worst-hit northern prefectures…
Swedish Robin Töth lives in the middle of the bear-infested city of Akita in northern Japan. A woman was recently killed just a kilometer away. He protects himself with a bell
·Stockholm, Sweden
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