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Troops are being sent to the north of Japan to help contain a surge of bear attacks, which have killed at least 12 and injured more than 100 since April.

Bears have shown up near schools, train stations, supermarkets, and even a hot springs resort, with attacks by the animals reported almost daily across Japan, mostly in the north.

‘Every day, bears intrude into residential areas in the region and their impact is expanding,’ deputy chief cabinet secretary Fumitoshi Sato told reporters. ‘Responses to the bear problem are an urgent matter.’

The Defence Ministry and Akita prefecture signed an agreement on a troop dispatch today, allowing soldiers to set box traps with fo

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