Deadliest year on record for bear attacks in Japan

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Bear-Related Deaths, Injuries at Record Level in Japan as Animals’ Habitat, Population Expands (Yomiuri Shinbun, October 22, 2023)
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20231022-144982/#:~:text=The%20Yomiuri%20estimated%20the%20existence,estimated%2011%2C700%20in%20fiscal%202020

More than half of all municipalities in Japan defined as ‘depopulated’ (The Asahi Shinbun, February 7, 2022)
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14532405