Tokyo, June 2, 2026 (AFP) - Bear goes on rampage in Japan, injuring four people

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2026-06-02

A bear attack left four people injured in two factories and a residential area in northern Japan's Fukushima on Tuesday, police and media reports said. A record 13 people were killed by bears in Japan last year, and there has been a jump in sightings as the animals emerge hungry from hibernation. "A bear-related human injury incident... occurred in Fukushima City, injuring four people," the prefectural police said in a statement. The bear was fir......

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