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Japan city relieved as bear caught after roaming streets for days

France 24 · Jun 10, 2026, 9:59 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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A bear that roamed the streets of a Japanese city for four days, forcing mass school closures, was caught on Tuesday, capping a search involving dozens of hunters and police. Terrified families in the city of Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo, peered through windows as a search mission that included helico

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