The Japanese government adopted an amendment bill at a Cabinet meeting on Friday that permits local municipalities to give the go-ahead for shooting wild bears that wander into urban areas.

The Japanese government will now allow hunters to shoot bears in populated areas after dangerous human encounters with the wild animals hit record levels. The revised wildlife protection and ...

Tokyo, Feb. 21 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting Friday an amendment bill to permit local municipalities to give the go-ahead for shooting wild bears in urban areas.

Japan’s cabinet approved a bill today allowing hunters to shoot bears in populated areas at their own discretion after human encounters with the wild animals hit record levels. Across the ...

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Japan's cabinet approved a bill allowing hunters to shoot bears in populated areas at their own discretion after human encounters with the wild animals hit record levels. Across the country ...

In December, a bear rampaged through a supermarket in northern Japan for two days before being lured out with food coated in honey. It wounded a 47-year-old man before shoppers were evacuated and ...