TOKYO: A regional Japanese official asked the government on Tuesday to send in the military to help deal with a “truly dire” spate of deadly bear attacks. Bears have killed a record 10 people in Japan so far this year, a government official confirmed to AFP, surpassing the previous high of six in the fiscal year that ended in March 2024. The animals have been increasingly encroaching into towns due to factors including a declining human population and climate change.

Governor of one prefecture says he is considering asking the military for help to tackle increasing attacks amid thousands-strong bear population

In diesem Jahr sind in Japan zehn Menschen durch Bärenangriffe getötet worden. Ein Gouverneur bittet nun die Armee um Hilfe. Das Leben der Bürger könne ohne deren Hilfe nicht mehr…