A bear appears to have killed a man picking mushrooms in a forest in Iwate Prefecture, local police said Friday, the latest in a spate of suspected confrontations that could set a record if confirmed.

More and more wild bears have been spotted in Japan in recent years, even in residential areas, due to facto

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