Japan officials hunt bear that raided couple’s fridge amid string of break-ins

Authorities in Japan are on the hunt for a repeat home invader—except this intruder has four legs and a taste for leftovers. Per The Guardian, an 87-year-old man went to investigate a noise in his kitchen on Monday evening and came face-to-face with a large Asiatic black bear that had opened his fridge and scattered food across the floor. The incident is the latest in a string of fourteen break-ins across a Japanese town in just two weeks, leading officials to suspect the same bear may be responsible. In response, authorities have set up traps and electric fences to contain the animal.

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