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Bear sighting forces school closures in Japanese city
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June 8, 2026
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0:26Now PlayingThe Japanese city of Utsunomiya suspended all 94 of the primary and middle schools that it operates after its first-ever bear sighting, a municipal official said.
A surveillance camera in one of the city's major shopping streets captured footage of a bear running past two startled bystanders in the early hours of June 7.
It remains at large after the last sighting early Monday close to a middle school.
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