Emergency Bear Hunt Conducted in Showa Village.

Breaking News "Gunma Prefecture."
By AI from "Isesaki FM."

On the 21st, Showa Village and Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture, announced that they had conducted an "emergency gun hunt" with the use of firearms, eliminating one bear, due to the high risk of bear sightings near residential areas. This is the second case of emergency gun hunting in Showa Village nationwide, and the third in Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture. According to Showa Village, a resident discovered a bear in a cage used to capture wild boars in a field within the village around 1:00 PM on the 11th. Due to the risk of it harming people, the village decided to conduct an emergency gun hunt. The local hunting association reportedly exterminated the bear just after 4:00 PM.