Japan officials hunt bear that raided couple’s fridge amid string of break-ins

Authorities in Shizukuishi, Japan, are tracking an Asiatic black bear suspected of committing 14 break-ins over two weeks. The bear has been raiding homes and farms for food, prompting officials to install traps and electric fences.
File image of a black bear in Iwate prefecture, northern Japan. Officials are hunting a bear that may be behind 14 break-ins in the town of Shizukuishi. Photograph: Yoshihiro Sato File image of a black bear in Iwate prefecture, northern Japan. Officials are hunting a bear that may be behind 14 break-ins in the town of Shizukuishi. Photograph: Yoshihiro Sato Japan Japan officials hunt bear that raided couple’s fridge amid string of break-ins Officials set up traps and electric fences after 14 break-ins recored in one town in two weeks, amid fears of a repeat offender
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