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The Japanese government is planning to hire hunters to stop a recent rise of bear attacks in the country

Japan has seen over 100 people injured this year by bears and 12 people have died

Experts say the rise is partially due to climate change and changing demographics in rural areas

The Japanese government is planning to recruit hunters to curb the recent rise of bear attacks in the country .

“ Bears have been appearing in supermarkets , and there’s a possibility that a bear may be in front of your house when you wake up in the morning,” Shinjiro Koizumi, Japan’s defense minister, said at a press conference on Tuesday in Tokyo, as reported by The New York Times . “People are living in great fear.”

More than 100 people have been injured by bear attacks this year,

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