Tokyo (AFP) — An agitated bear roamed the aisles of a supermarket in central Japan, injuring two men and frightening shoppers while separately a man was found dead in a suspected mauling, officials and reports said Wednesday.

More and more wild bears have been spotted in Japan in recent years, even in residential areas, due to factors including a declining human population and climate change.

A man was found dead on a mountain Wednesday in northern Iwate region after another suspected bear attack, according to public broadcaster NHK, citing police.

Separately, the 1.4-metre (4.5-foot) adult bear that entered the supermarket Tuesday evening — in Numata, Gunma, north of Tokyo — lightly injured a man in his 70s and another in his 60s, regional police and fire officials said.

The store is

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