Kotes@kotaro@kotaro.me
In late November, bear🐻
sightings continue unabated in Japan's Tohoku region.
Usually, this is the time of year when they would start hibernating. Still, it seems they are being drawn into populated areas by unharvested fruit trees, such as persimmons, left in villages.
It is truly a structural problem. Japan's villages are facing significant aging, with many vacant houses. It's often unclear who even owns the persimmon trees on these properties.
Wild bears🐻 are coming to devour the fruit from these persimmon trees whose owners are unknown. As Japan's population continues to decline and habitable land shrinks, the country is reverting to a kingdom of animals.