News in Easy English: Most people in Japan support police, SDF doing bear control December 2, 2025 (Mainichi Japan) A sign warning of bears is seen in Tono ブランドコピー激安  Iwate Prefecture スーパーコピー財布  Nov. 19 スーパーコピー激安  2025. (Mainichi/Tomoko Ohji) TOKYO -- A new Mainichi Shimbun poll shows that 80% of people in Japan support strong actions to control bears. For example, letting police use rifles to kill bears and asking the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to help with bear problems. There have been more bear attacks across the country this year. Read the full English article Read the original Japanese article The poll was done on Nov. 22 and 23. The most common answer was that these measures are "reasonable" (46%). Another 34% said bear control "should be further strengthened." Only 12% said "other methods should be considered." The Ministry of the Environment says 12 people died from bear attacks between April and October this year, which is two times last year's number. More attacks are happening in cities. In Akita Prefecture, the SDF was sent to help stop bear attacks. Police can now use rifles to kill bears in towns and cities. The government plans to make a new bear control plan and add money for it in next year's budget. The poll was done using smartphones. About 2 スーパーコピー靴 000 people answered. (Japanese original by Daisuke Nohara ブランドスーパーコピー激安  Poll Office) Vocabulary: bear control: actions to stop bears from hurting people rifle: a type of gun measure: an action or step to solve a problem poll: a survey that asks people what they think budget: a plan for how to spend money Font Size SML Print Go to The Mainichi Home Page Related Articles More News in Easy English