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- “Protect the lives and livelihoods of the people” Defense Minister Koizumi announces policy to dispatch Self-Defense Forces to deal with bear damageSankei News
- [Countermeasures against bears]The Self-Defense Forces will provide assistance in transporting “box traps”… Training has already begun and the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will “cooperate as much as possible” with the three pillars of “catching,” “protecting,” and “keeping them at bay” (FNN Prime Online (Fuji TV))Yahoo! News
- Bear sightings in Chiaki Kitanomaru, Akita City, Yaru Town, Chiaki ParkAkita Kai Shimpo electronic version
- Ground Self-Defense Force members learn about bear countermeasures from local hunting association and prefectural officials at Akita Garrison…planned to serve as “training”Yomiuri Shimbun Online
- Defense Minister Koizumi “immediately implements” plan to support Kuma Self-Defense Forces in AkitaMainichi Shimbun