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Defense Ministry to Dispatch Gsdf Troops to Akita as Early as the 5th to Combat Bears, Providing Logistics Support (Kyodo News)

The Ministry of Defense announced on the 4th that it would dispatch a unit of the Ground Self-Defense Forces on the 5th to support extermination efforts in Akita Prefecture, where human casualties caused by bears are serious. An agreement is expected to be reached with the prefecture on the same day. Extermination will not be carried out with firearms, but the unit will provide logistical support, such as transporting members of the hunting asso…
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The Ministry of Defense announced on the 4th that it would dispatch a unit of the Ground Self-Defense Forces on the 5th to support extermination efforts in Akita Prefecture, where human casualties caused by bears are serious. An agreement is expected to be reached with the prefecture on the same day. Extermination will not be carried out with firearms, but the unit will provide logistical support, such as transporting members of the hunting asso…

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熊本日日新聞社 broke the news in on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
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