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26 maggio 2026 | 03.31
LETTURA: 3 minuti
Bear Sightings Hamper School Activities in Japan
Tokyo, May 26 (Jiji Press)--Bear sightings have led to temporary closures and restricted outdoor activities at schools in Japan, with local education boards struggling over how to continue offering classes while ensuring safety of students. In Saeki Ward of the western city of
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Bear sightings across Japan in May 2026 closed at least 11 schools in Hiroshima and disrupted dozens more in Sendai, Aomori and Fukushima. Japan's September 2025 culling law allows municipal bear removal in inhabited zones, but tracking gaps slow enforcement when animals disappear before response teams arrive.
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