Bear in Akita transportation company warehouse; police block entrance and continue surveillance. No injuries or damage to buildings have been confirmed, but police are continuing to monitor the incident and ask people living nearby to be on guard.
Last year, 70 people were injured in bear attacks inAkita Prefecture, the worst ever. This is the time when bears go into hibernation, but the number of bear sightings has increased from 1 in January and February last year to 15 as of the 5th this year.