A wandering bear is captured in Japan after several days of sightings that disrupted daily life in a city just north of Tokyo. Multiple outlets report the bear roams the streets for around four days, prompting a major search involving police and hunters, alongside local authorities. The incident leads to widespread school closures: CBS News and other reports say all public municipal primary and middle schools in the city close, totaling 94 schools, with closures lasting multiple days. Some sources describe the closures beginning after sightings increase and continuing while the search is ongoing.
France 24 adds that bear attacks are rising in Japan, noting a separate incident in Fukushima last week in which at least four people were injured and authorities previously failed to capture the bear involved. The reports agree that the bear in the Utsunomiya area is ultimately caught on June 9, ending the immediate disruption. Cyprus Mail further reports the bear is an adult with an estimated weight of about 100 kg and that it is last seen early on Tuesday as the hunt continues into a second day before capture.
