i’m amazed that there are still so much bears in Japan, and that they kill people on a regular basis, and that the japaneze society is ok about that.
If a single death ocurred in my country because of a single wild animal, the whole species would be eradicated by both civilians and the government working in concert. I’ve even heard about people in my country cutting tons of trees overnight because one motorbike smashed on one tree and “it was the trees’ fault” (sic)
Those bears are living in mountainous areas with forest cover. One of the causes of the bear population boom was the declining number of hunters in those areas. The Japanese government had allocated 3.4 billion yen (around 21 million US dollars) for “bear countermeasures” in 2025. They also had already deployed soldiers to put traps and allowed the police to shoot and kill bears when necessary.
i’m amazed that there are still so much bears in Japan, and that they kill people on a regular basis, and that the japaneze society is ok about that.
If a single death ocurred in my country because of a single wild animal, the whole species would be eradicated by both civilians and the government working in concert. I’ve even heard about people in my country cutting tons of trees overnight because one motorbike smashed on one tree and “it was the trees’ fault” (sic)
Those bears are living in mountainous areas with forest cover. One of the causes of the bear population boom was the declining number of hunters in those areas. The Japanese government had allocated 3.4 billion yen (around 21 million US dollars) for “bear countermeasures” in 2025. They also had already deployed soldiers to put traps and allowed the police to shoot and kill bears when necessary.
By that logic it’s a good idea to live in an empty clean room than on planet earth.