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- Naoki Onishi, an expert, says bears delay hibernation because food in residential areas is available, causing sightings and attacks as winter arrives.
- On December 4, a couple was injured in Toyama Prefecture and a woman was clawed in Iwate Prefecture.
- Ten bears have been killed this month through emergency shootings across several prefectures.
- The situation is worsened by more bears near residential areas and the presence of orphaned cubs.
