Bear hunt continues as Japanese city shuts schools for second day
UTSUNOMIYA — The hunt for a black bear spotted more than a dozen times in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya continued on Tuesday as all 94 municipal primary and middle schools were closed for a second straight day.
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