A regional Japanese official asked the government on Tuesday to send in the military to help deal with a "truly dire" spate of deadly bear attacks.
Bears have killed a record 10 people in Japan so far this year, a government official confirmed to AFP, surpassing the previous high of six in the fiscal year that ended in March 2024.
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