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Japan Reports Sixth Fatal Bear Attack Amid Rising Deaths

7/1/2026

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Japan recorded its sixth fatal bear mauling in weeks.
Police in Aomori prefecture found a 63-year-old man dead with bite marks.
Fatal bear attacks have risen fivefold in three months, with five deaths since April.
Experts cite a tripling of the Asiatic black bear population since 2012 and reduced food as causes.
Authorities deployed police, hunters and a four-day operation in Utsunomiya that closed all 94 primary and middle schools.

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Japan recorded its sixth fatal bear mauling in weeks.
Police in Aomori prefecture found a 63-year-old man dead with bite marks.
Fatal bear attacks have risen fivefold in three months, with five deaths since April.
Experts cite a tripling of the Asiatic black bear population since 2012 and reduced food as causes.
Authorities deployed police, hunters and a four-day operation in Utsunomiya that closed all 94 primary and middle schools.