Japan's ruling and opposition parties are scrambling to attract voters with attention-grabbing, unconventional pledges ahead of Sunday's general election -- from ensuring protection from bears to introducing a new "vacancy tax" or a three-day weekend.In its campaign platform, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is vowing to "separate" human and bear habitats, for instance by using more fences, following a recent surge in bear sightings and attacks across a wide swathe of the nation.The party led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is also seeking to promote consumption of game meat from hunted…READ FULL ARTICLE
