Overview
- Esashi Police revised the reported site of brown-bear feces to the A-Coop Tate store parking lot in Tatemachi, correcting earlier reports that placed it in Shinmachi.
- The feces were confirmed on November 6 in central Assabu, and local authorities continue to issue safety advisories to residents.
- NHK reports that bear activity has disrupted postal collection and delivery in parts of Hokkaido.
- Regional coverage notes police culling units dispatched or available for deployment, including to Iwate and Akita, with rifles permitted under approved conditions.
- In her first budget committee session since taking office, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi fielded questions on bear-damage countermeasures, signaling national policy attention and potential resource allocation.