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Japan governor asks for military help
Cape Argus
|October 29, 2025
A JAPANESE governor yesterday called for help from the military to deal with a spate of “truly dire” deadly bear attacks, which have risen to record levels this year in Japan.
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Bears have killed 10 people this year, a government official confirmed, surpassing the previous high of six in the fiscal year that ended in March 2024.
The animals have been increasingly encroaching on towns due to factors including a declining human population and climate change.
Kenta Suzuki, the governor of northern Akita prefecture, told Japan’s defence minister that “the lives of our citizens cannot be protected without the help of the Self-Defence Forces”.
This story is from the October 29, 2025 edition of Cape Argus.
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