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One Japanese city is taking no chances after a series of bear sightings this week, closing nearly 100 schools as officials scour the town, and as attacks take place elsewhere in the country.

Utsunomiya City, home to about half a million residents north of Tokyo, recorded its first recent bear sighting on Saturday, according to the city’s Wildlife Management Group.

A day later, a bear was spotted on the grounds of a junior high school, and one was captured on security cameras in a downtown shopping district that night.

Since then, there have been sightings at various locations across the city, the wildlife group said – with police officers reportedly confirming a bear’s presence again on Monday night.

Check out that dope ass bear!

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[–] lilypad@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago

There's a joke about yurikuma arashi here but I'm to exhausted to figure it out. Something something criticizing bear S and just making bear S something something?

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 day ago

Denied ursine education.

[–] ComradeRat@hexbear.net 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My grandmother has told me that her home town back in the 50s had lots of bears just roaming around and everyone was fine. Theyd just give the bears space and walk the other way. Really, they dont usually* wanna eat you, just yourr food. Just dont get in the way (or god forbid, between them.and their cubs) and u'll usually be fine. And also stop destroying their habitats, so they dont get hungry and come into town. Its really easy!

* polar bears excepted

[–] majster@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

Its not easy where I'm from. Bears got more numerous because of stricter hunting quotas and now they are coming much closer to villages. Result of that are hospitalizations because of bear attacks. Even if you are close to your home they go there. They look cudly but really aren't.

[–] miz@hexbear.net 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Utsunomiya

known as the gyoza capital of Japan, by the way 🥟

[–] ComradeRat@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If they shared their gyoza maybe the bears wouldnt be angry hexbear-shining

[–] miz@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

AC-CommBear you make a very good point

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

WTF is going on over there?

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

Nature taking over.

[–] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Bears fighting back? Looks like Japan's libertarian experiment has failed. libertarian-approaching

[–] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 11 points 2 days ago

Local government issues advisory to not check out dope-ass bear, even though it's totally dope

[–] Moomoo_Milk@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago

This happens all the time up in Tochigi. I swear I read multiple stories about this every year.