‘Bear Spray’ Becomes Hiking Essential in Japan

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Bear spray, which has become a hiking essential in Japan, contains capsaicin effective in repelling bears. Wolf scarecrows that howl are popular at golf courses and construction sites, leading to a surge in sales. On the morning of the 15th, a 39-year-old man gathering wild greens in the mountains of Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, encountered a bear. As the 1.2-meter-long bear lunged at him, the man