First-Ever Bear Sighting in Japanese City Triggers 94 Schools Getting Shut Down
The Japanese city of Utsunomiya has suspended all 94 of the primary and middle schools that it operates on Monday after its first-ever bear sighting, a municipal official said.
The city of half a million residents, about 100 km (60 miles) north of Tokyo, said the bear was first seen in a residential area near a park on Saturday evening.
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5 Comments
Bear comes to the sushi buffet special.
Figured they would of made Kuma Nabe or Botan Nabe by now.
Some reason i never thought japan had bears. Idk why
Bears live outside and looks like this one is scared so it's going to attack…..what would a human do if someone came in their home?? They would defend it.
in Montana we rode bears to school. its just how you got around back then