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MYSTERIOUS: Akita - You Need To See This

Woman’s body found in northeastern Japan after bear attacks police officer

If confirmed, this could be the first bear attack fatality of 2026

The Independent UK · Apr 22

Japan’s police can now shoot bears with rifles as attacks spike

At least 13 people have been killed in the highest number of bear attack fatalities in Japan

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025

Japan battles surge of bear attacks in homes, schools and supermarkets

Thirteen people have been killed and more than 100 injured since April amid a surge in bear encounters across northern Japan

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2025

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Another bear attack in Japan as former victim calls for ruthless response: ‘Bears have learned humans are weak’

At least 100 people have been attacked by bears since April, marking one of the worst years on record

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2025

100 people have been attacked by bears since April. The military is stepping in — but not in the way you’d expect.

The military will be practicing restraint.

We Got This Covered · Nov 6, 2025

As Japan experiences a surge in bear attacks, survivors share grisly stories of blood, bites and broken bones

A record 13 people have died in bear maulings in Japan this year, with experts blaming food shortages as the animals venture further into residential areas

The Guardian - AU · Nov 6, 2025

Japan deploys troops to help stop bear attacks

Japan’s Self-Defense Forces were dispatched to Akita to help control a surge in bear attacks that have left over 100 people injured and at least 12 dead nationwide since April.

Euronews · Nov 5, 2025

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Japan sends in troops after ‘daily’ bear attacks threaten schools and tourist spots

Bear attacks have left 12 people dead and over 100 injured since April

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2025

Bullet trains disrupted as record rainfall floods northeastern Japan

Bullet trains between Akita and Morioka stations in northeastern Japan temporarily suspended

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2025

Bear snared after three day supermarket standoff with Japan police

Authorities in Akita prefecture had struggled to locate the animal, which attacked a man and has eaten large quantities of meat

The Guardian - AU · Dec 2, 2024

Nintendo Switch Just Quietly Added the Perfect Game to Play When You Need a Vacation

'Shin chan: Shiro and the Coal Town' is a thoughtful, slow-paced adventure set in two distinctly beautiful versions of Japan.

Inverse · Nov 3, 2024

Discover Orient Star, the Japanese watch brand ticking all the right boxes

Orient Star, founded in Japan in 1951, manufactures its mechanical timepieces in Akita prefecture

Wallpaper · Jan 1, 2024

Explosion occurs during JAXA solid-fuel rocket experiment

NOSHIRO, Akita -- An explosion occurred Friday morning during a ground combustion experiment involving the second-stage engine of Japan's new Epsilon S solid-fuel rocket.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jul 14, 2023

Vending machine in remote Japan town sells meat from intruding bears

A remote Japanese town has taken to selling bear meat from a vending machine, sourcing its supply to Asian black bears, listed as a vulnerable species, caught in traps or in the mountains by hunters.

Reuters · Apr 6, 2023

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The Week · Apr 3, 2023

Bear meat vending machines a surprise hit

Vending machines selling bear meat are big in Japan. The machines, in the northern prefecture of Akita, sell bear meat for ¥2,200 (£13) per 250g, and are “proving popular”, said The Guardian. They are stocked with locally killed wild bear. The large animal’s meat has a “slightly gamey flavour that…

The Guardian - AU · Apr 3, 2023

Japan’s bear meat vending machine proves a surprising success

The machine in the northern prefecture of Akita sells locally killed wild bear captured by local hunters

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 2, 2022

'Community reactivator' helping Akita Pref. farmers with branding, sales

DAISEN, Akita -- Takuya Omori, 48, has caused quite a stir in Daisen, Akita Prefecture, since arriving in April last year as a member of the Community-Reactivating Cooperator Squad.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 1, 2022

The rich taste of Akita

AKITA -- A 24-year-old female tourist from Saitama Prefecture was surprised with the taste and aroma of the thick shiitake mushroom potage she had at Hinata Ekis, a smoothie and soup take-out store in Senboku, Akita Prefecture, in November. She had stopped by the store on the way home from…

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The Japan News/Yomiuri · Mar 1, 2022

'Community reactivator' helping Akita Pref. farmers with branding, sales

DAISEN, Akita -- Takuya Omori, 48, has caused quite a stir in Daisen, Akita Prefecture, since arriving in April last year as a member of the Community-Reactivating Cooperator Squad.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 16, 2022

Cost of offshore wind power continues to plunge

At the end of last year, the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry and the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry selected a corporate consortium centered around Mitsubishi Corp. for three offshore wind power projects off the coasts of Akita and Chiba prefectures.

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