Damage attributable to bears has been reported one after one other in numerous elements of Japan. On the twenty second, there have been accidents in Gifu and Yamagata prefectures.
According to NHK, the quantity of people that have been attacked and injured by bears has reached at the very least 160 folks in 17 prefectures thus far this fiscal 12 months, the very best quantity for the reason that nationwide authorities started protecting statistics. It seems that the variety of victims has exceeded the 158 folks suffered three years in the past.
As bears often go into hibernation round December, injury continues to happen in numerous locations, and the nationwide and native governments are calling for thorough countermeasures.