Wire›2026 04 28›Record Bear Sightings In Japan Cause Alarm As Hibernation Ends

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Record bear sightings in Japan cause alarm as hibernation ends

<p>Woman’s body found in Iwate prefecture last week, soon after a police officer was injured in bear attack nearby</p><p>Rested but famished bears emerging from hibernation <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/japan">in Japan</a> are already coming into contact with humans,

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Record bear sightings in Japan cause alarm as hibernation ends<p>Woman’s body found in Iwate prefecture last week, soon after a police officer was injured in bear attack nearby</p><p>Rested but famished bears emerging from hibernation <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/japan">in Japan</a> are already coming into contact with humans,
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