With an increase in bear sightings and attacks in Japan, a variety of new bear protection and safety goods and equipment have hit the market.Bear repellent sprays, artificial intelligence-driven detection systems and deterrent alarms equipped with flash devices are now available.In May of last year, Biosiense Co., a Japanese animal drug maker based in Tokushima Prefecture, released Kumaichimokusan, a rare domestic bear spray, as such sprays are mostly imported.Supervised by Yoshikazu Sato, a brown bear biologist and professor at Rakuno Gakuen University in Hokkaido, the spray has a maximum …READ FULL ARTICLE
