Vehicle collisions involving bears in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, surged to a record 118 this year as of October, more than five times the figure for all of last year, prefectural police said Tuesday.It marks the highest annual total since comparable data became available in 2020, with 66 collisions recorded in October alone, when bears were frequently spotted roaming residential areas, the police told Kyodo News.According to the police, although the animals fled the scene in many cases, the incidents were recorded as bear-related accidents based on driver interviews and other evi…READ FULL ARTICLE
