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Japan's Utsunomiya captures wild black bear after days-long search and school closures
Updated On: 10 June, 2026 08:01 AM IST | Tokyo | Agencies
Authorities in Japan's Utsunomiya captured a wild black bear after a dramatic multi-day search that led to school closures and stay-indoors advisories. The incident comes amid a rise in bear sightings and attacks in urban areas across the country
Screengrabs of the bear scaling a fence of a home in Utsunomiya, Tokyo, on Tuesday. PIC/ X/@1SanatanSatya
The Japanese city of Utsunomiya captured a wild black bear on Tuesday after a dramatic multi-day search that gripped the nation, as local schools closed and residents were urged to stay indoors.
The city closed all 94 municipal schools for a second straight day on Tuesday after its first-ever bear sighting on Saturday evening.
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