Japan deploys army to counter bear attacks

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• A bear searching for food caused significant damage at a hot spring inn in northern Japan before being killed by authorities. 7s
• Japan has recorded 13 deaths and over 100 injuries from bear attacks since April, more than doubling the previous record. 43s
• Experts link the rise in bear population to climate change, which has increased food availability in the mountains. 54s
• The brown bear population has doubled to 12,000 and black bear numbers have grown to 42,000 over three decades. 1m 2s
• The Japanese government has deployed the military and authorized riot police to counter the growing threat from bears. 1m 35s