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Japan bear attacks hit record high with seven people killed this year

Japan bear attacks hit record high with seven people killed this year
world10/16/2025

Seven people have died since April this year - the highest number since figures started being recorded in 2006, officials say.

The number of people killed by bears in Japan this year has reached a record high, the country's environment ministry has said. Seven people have died since April - the highest since 2006 when data was first recorded - with fatalities mostly in north... [1706 chars]