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A warning sign displayed at the site near where a Spanish visitor was attacked by a bear cub in October in Shirakawa-go, in Japan's Gifu prefecture.
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Javier C. Hernández, Kiuko Notoya
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AKITA, Japan – It was a crisp autumn morning in the northern Japanese region of Akita, and people were on edge.
Commuters – some wearing bells, some carrying cans of repellent spray – walked gingerly down leaf-covered streets. Children had been warned to stay indoors. Parks were sealed off with yellow tape – “Do Not Enter!” – and a menacing silhouette. Troops patrolled nearby mountains, brandishing shields and setting traps. Drones flew overhead.
