The governor of Japan's northern Akita prefecture has formally requested military support to protect residents after an unprecedented wave of fatal bear attacks. So far this year, 10 people have been killed in bear encounters across Japan , surpassing the previous record of six fatalities set in 2024. "The lives of citizens can no longer be protected without the help of the Self-Defense Forces," Governor Kenta Suzuki told Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Tuesday. Wildlife officials say the

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