{"id":110428,"date":"2025-11-13T16:40:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T21:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/state-department-warns-americans-in-japan-as-deadly-bear-attacks-kill-13-people-since-april-be-diligent-110428"},"modified":"2025-11-13T16:40:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T21:40:29","slug":"state-department-warns-americans-in-japan-as-deadly-bear-attacks-kill-13-people-since-april-be-diligent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/state-department-warns-americans-in-japan-as-deadly-bear-attacks-kill-13-people-since-april-be-diligent-110428","title":{"rendered":"State Department warns Americans in Japan as deadly bear attacks kill 13 people since April: &#8216;Be diligent&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/foreign-policy\/state-department\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State Department<\/a> is warning Americans in Japan to be aware of their surroundings amid an increase in bear sightings after 13 people have been killed by bears in the country since April.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Japanese officials have closed Maruyama Park in Sapporo, which is adjacent to the U.S. Consulate General, for two weeks following a bear sighting in the park, a State Department alert said Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bear sightings and attacks have increased in parts of Japan, especially in municipalities close to or adjacent to populated zones,&#8221; the alert states. &#8220;Although the Consulate is located outside of the park, we encourage all visitors for routine or other services to be diligent and aware of your surroundings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/hikers-friend-watches-horror-brown-bear-drags-man-bushes-mountain-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>HIKER&#8217;S FRIEND WATCHES IN HORROR AS BROWN BEAR DRAGS MAN INTO BUSHES ON MOUNTAIN: REPORT<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/japan-deploys-military-after-record-bear-attacks-across-country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>JAPAN DEPLOYS MILITARY AFTER RECORD BEAR ATTACKS ACROSS COUNTRY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since April, 13 people have been killed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/science\/wild-nature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">by bears<\/a> in Japan, AFP reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In response, Japan deployed troops to the northern Akita region Nov. 8 after the most recent attack there.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/tragedy-strikes-popular-national-park-climber-meets-fatal-end-mountain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TRAGEDY STRIKES AT POPULAR NATIONAL PARK AS CLIMBER MEETS FATAL END ON MOUNTAIN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The troops didn&#8217;t carry firearms and did not harm any bears, AFP reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Instead, they carried bear sprays, sticks, shields, goggles, bullet-proof jackets and net launchers in an attempt to restore a sense of safety in the area.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A poor acorn harvest resulted in a boom to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Japan&#8217;s bear<\/a> population as they moved closer to residential areas to seek out food.<\/p>\n<p>Residential areas in Hokkaido and Akita have also reported bear sightings, which could lead to more park closures, the alert said.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo urged Americans to avoid areas where bears have been seen and to report sightings to authorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/state-department-warns-americans-japan-deadly-bear-attacks-kill-13-people-since-april-be-diligent\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/state-department-warns-americans-japan-deadly-bear-attacks-kill-13-people-since-april-be-diligent <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State Department is warning Americans in Japan to be aware of their surroundings amid an increase in bear sightings after 13 people have been [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_2902945987_2902945987":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16563],"tags":[],"stock_ticker":[],"class_list":["post-110428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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