By MASAKAZU HIGASHINO/ Staff Writer
September 17, 2024 at 17:11 JST
Ayuka Saito on Sept. 12 shows how she fended off a bear at the site of the encounter in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture. (Masakazu Higashino)
OTSUCHI, Iwate Prefecture—All of Ayuka Saito’s training in the Self-Defense Forces could not have prepared her for the life-and-death situation she faced while holding her baby. [Read More]
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