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TOKYO, June 2 — A bear attack left four people injured in two factories and a residential area in northern Japan’s Fukushima today, police and media reports said.<\/p>\n

A record 13 people were killed by bears in Japan last year, and there has been a jump in sightings as the animals emerge hungry from hibernation.<\/p>\n

“A bear-related human injury incident… occurred in Fukushima City, injuring four people,” the prefectural police said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The bear was first spotted in a car parts factory, prompting an emergency call explaining that “employees had been bitten”, the Yomiuri Shimbun daily reported citing police and fire department officials.<\/p>\n

As the bear continued its rampage, two other people were injured, one in a residential area and the other on the premises of an electronic equipment manufacturer nearby, the Yomiuri said, adding that the animal was thought to have remained inside the factory.<\/p>\n

The report said one of those attacked was heavily injured, while the rest suffered only mild injuries.<\/p>\n

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In the last fiscal year to March, bear sightings nationwide topped 50,000, more than double the previous record set two years earlier, according to official data.<\/p>\n

The animals were seen entering homes, roaming near schools and rampaging through supermarkets and hot spring resorts on an almost daily basis.<\/p>\n

Record sightings have been reported again this year as the bears emerge from their winter slumber, according to local media.<\/p>\n

In April, bear attacks killed one person and injured five others, according to the environment ministry.<\/p>\n

There have also been more than a dozen bear sightings reported on the outskirts of Tokyo this year, with a Russian man in his 30s reportedly mauled as he hiked in the city last month. — AFP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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TOKYO, June 2 — A bear attack left four people injured in two factories and a residential area in northern Japan’s Fukushima today, police and media reports said. A record 13 people were killed by bears in Japan last year, and there has been a jump in sightings as the animals emerge hungry from hibernation. “A…<\/p>\n

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