By SHIMPACHI YOSHIDA/ Senior Staff Writer
November 6, 2025 at 18:57 JST
Runners in the Tohoku high school ekiden (long-distance relay race) championship, held in Akita on Nov. 6, proceed to a track via a barricaded path designed to protect them from bear encounters. (Koki Furuhata)
The National Police Agency is deploying armed riot police units to Akita and Iwate prefectures to assist with this year’s alarming number of bear sightings and attacks. [Read More]
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