Japanese city captures bear that caused fear and school closures
TOKYO (AP) — A wandering bear that scared residents of a Japanese city just north of Tokyo has been captured after several days of panic during which all schools were closed. The bear was first spotted on Saturday near a park in Utsunomiya, a city north of Tokyo with a population of half a million. City officials have said they received dozens of reports of bear sightings in the following days, including near a library, schools and a community center, causing them to close all city-run schools Monday and Tuesday. On Tuesday afternoon, the bear was found on a private property and shot by a veterinarian with a tranquilizer gun, city official Ryuhei Irie said. Nobody was injured.
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I’m Patrick Donovan, a policy writer and communications professional with a degree in Political Science from Louisiana State University. I began my career in 2012 as a staff researcher at The Heritage Foundation, focusing on economic and regulatory policy. Later, I worked in public affairs consulting and contributed commentary to The Advocate. My work focuses on explaining policy decisions and their real-world impact
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