TOKYO, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) — Bear assaults throughout Japan have already amounted to a file excessive since file conserving started in fiscal 2006, marking the worst yr for bear assaults within the nation.
The surroundings ministry mentioned that there have been 193 bear assaults nationwide within the eight months since April, which marks the beginning of Japan’s fiscal yr, that left 212 casualties, together with six folks useless.
The total tally up to now already exceeded the earlier file of 158 logged in fiscal 2020, the ministry mentioned.
Seventy % of the assaults occurred in northeastern Japan, together with 70 in Akita and 45 in Iwate.
Thirty folks have been attacked by the animal in November, the second highest for the month.
Bears normally go into hibernation from late November to December, however ministry officers warned extra assaults are doable.