Climber traffic falls 30% in Japan's bear-hit Hokkaido, Tohoku

Climber traffic falls 30% in Japan's bear-hit Hokkaido, Tohoku

Climber traffic fell more than 30 percent in northern Japan's Hokkaido and Tohoku regions between April and June compared with the same period two years earlier, with the sharpest declines seen in areas hit hard by bear attacks, an analysis of smartphone location data on major mountains showed Monday.