A bear entered a supermarket and attacked a male employee on Saturday morning in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, police said. The 47-year-old man was taken to hospital after suffering facial and other injuries, although they were not life-threatening, the police said. There were no customers inside the store as some…
Japan has moon bears. Black with a crescent of white fur on their neck.
They get bigger than 1 meter, but they usually keep to themselves. And it’s illegal to hunt them(endangered).
Wild boars, on the other hand, are a serious problem in Japan.
I learned that from watching Princess Mononoke.