A Survival Story From Deep Inside Rural Japan

Today, I’m in Akita — one of the regions at the center of Japan’s worsening bear attack crisis — to meet a man who survived something almost no one does.
In recent months, Japan has seen a dramatic rise in bear encounters, with many happening in areas where people once felt completely safe. From shopping centers to mountain villages, this problem is spreading faster than anyone expected.
This is his story… and what he told me changed everything.

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