Authorities in the city of Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo, on Tuesday captured a wild black bear that had been roaming the streets for four days.
City officials closed all 94 public schools and urged residents to stay indoors after the bear was first spotted on Saturday evening.
Locals in the city of half a million were kept on edge in the days that followed after dozens of sightings were reported — near a library, in a shopping arcade, at a university campus and at a market.A sign at a university campus in Utsunomiya says 'closed today' after a black bear was spotted nearbyImage: Kim Kyung-Hoon/REUTERS
The case gripped the nation and led to a huge search effort involving helicopters, police, hunters and city officials.
Bear scare over?
