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Japanese city suspends 94 schools after first-ever bear sighting
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize TOKYO: 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.
- It remains at large after the last sighting early Monday morning about half a kilometre from a middle school.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize TOKYO: 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.
It remains at large after the last sighting early Monday morning about half a kilometre from a middle school.
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