Roaming bear forces school supensions
Otago Daily Times Online News [Unofficial]
June 8, 2026
A screen grab from surveillance footage shows a wild bear running past bystanders in a residential area in Utsunomiya on Sunday. Photo: ORION STREET MALL PROMOTION ASSOCIATION/Handout via REUTERS
The Japanese city of Utsunomiya suspended all 94 of the primary and middle schools that it operates on Monday after its first-ever bear sighting, a municipal official said.
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