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Japan deploys military to combat bear attacks
Posted on 11/6/25 at 4:09 pm
Posted on 11/6/25 at 4:09 pm
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Imagine being the poor bastard assigned to bear duty with just a net and some bear spray
quote:
Japan deployed troops Wednesday to help contain a surge of bear attacks that have terrorized residents in a mountainous region in the northern prefecture of Akita
Reports of sometimes deadly encounters with brown bears and Asiatic black bears are being reported almost daily ahead of hibernation season as the bears forage for food. They have been seen near schools, train stations, supermarkets and at a hot springs resort.
Since April, more than 100 people have been injured and at least 12 killed in bear attacks across Japan, according to Environment Ministry statistics at the end of October.
quote:
The Defense Ministry and Akita prefecture signed an agreement Wednesday to deploy soldiers who will set box traps with food, transport local hunters and help dispose of dead bears. Officials say the soldiers will not use firearms to cull the bears.
The operation began in a forested area in Kazuno city, where a number of bear sightings and injuries have been reported. White-helmeted soldiers wearing bulletproof vests and carrying bear spray and net launchers set up a bear trap near an orchard
Imagine being the poor bastard assigned to bear duty with just a net and some bear spray
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Posted on 11/6/25 at 4:11 pm to Ingeniero
Brack or grizzry
Posted on 11/6/25 at 4:13 pm to Ingeniero
Thats a wild headline. I just recently watched a fascinating video on the Sankebetsu Brown bear incident where the Japanese military was sent out to protect from an aggressive bear and failed miserably.
Japan Brown Bear Incident
Japan Brown Bear Incident
This post was edited on 11/6/25 at 4:15 pm
Posted on 11/6/25 at 4:20 pm to Ingeniero
Anyone remember this clip from a couple years ago where this Japanese hiker was attacked and he ended up throwing some hammer fists directly to the snout and landed a kick to the face?
Posted on 11/6/25 at 4:24 pm to TRUERockyTop
bear surrendered the high ground. lucky for that climber.
Posted on 11/6/25 at 4:33 pm to Shamoan
Absolutely the only reason that guy is alive is being on high ground. That is intense.
Posted on 11/6/25 at 4:36 pm to Ingeniero
Did they learn nothing from Austrailia's Emu War?
Posted on 11/6/25 at 4:36 pm to Steve Rogers
I wonder how long he stayed up there?? 
Posted on 11/6/25 at 4:45 pm to TRUERockyTop
That's a gnarly trail, much less having to deal with a bear.
Posted on 11/6/25 at 4:50 pm to TRUERockyTop
What’s even crazier is in Japanese he was yelling “come get some”.
Posted on 11/6/25 at 4:56 pm to Ingeniero
“China arsehole and I’m out here chasing Boo Boo and Rogi!”
Posted on 11/6/25 at 4:57 pm to Ingeniero
Posted on 11/6/25 at 4:59 pm to Ingeniero
Whats up with bears this year? Arkansas had two fatal attacks recently, they've been misbehaving up here quite a bit too....
Posted on 11/6/25 at 5:15 pm to TRUERockyTop
Ole boo boo “dang i picked a fight with a yelling jackie chan. Im out”
Posted on 11/6/25 at 5:19 pm to Ingeniero
quote:actually sounds fun as shite
carrying bear spray and net launchers set up a bear trap near an orchard
We should have a net launcher bear season here in CA. Maybe a mountain lion.
You’re allowed to carry a net launcher and a 4” buck knife.
Posted on 11/6/25 at 5:21 pm to Ingeniero
You don't need the military, you just need a park ranger.
Posted on 11/6/25 at 5:52 pm to RogerTheShrubber
quote:
Whats up with bears this year? Arkansas had two fatal attacks recently, they've been misbehaving up here quite a bit too....
Japan has always had a large number of attacks compared to other areas. They usually average between 100-150 ! Year. Still, the past couple of years have seen a pretty significant increase with 219 last year and more this year.
They believe their bears are being driven from the more rural/remote areas due to a collapse in some food sources a couple of years in a row now. That has led them to delay hibernation and end it earlier than normal.
Posted on 11/6/25 at 5:57 pm to LegendInMyMind
we stil have bears roaming the streets. Fat arse bears. They dont seem to want to sleep this year...
Posted on 11/6/25 at 6:08 pm to RogerTheShrubber
I've read a couple of times where researchers in Japan think some bears may not hibernate at all this year.
This post was edited on 11/6/25 at 6:09 pm
Posted on 11/6/25 at 6:13 pm to Ingeniero
quote:Some of the bears are handi-capable:
Japan deploys military to combat bear attacks
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