Utsunomiya, Japan, June 9, 2026 (AFP) - Japan city relieved as bear caught after roaming streets for days

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2026-06-09

A bear that roamed the streets of a Japanese city for four days, forcing mass school closures, was caught on Tuesday, capping a search involving dozens of hunters and police. Terrified families in the city of Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo, peered through windows as a search mission that included helicopters tried to track down the animal following multiple sightings, including in a shopping arcade, at a university and at a wholesale market. On Tuesd......

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