Japanese City Closes All Schools as Bears Keep Breaking In

Utsunomiya, a city of 500,000 north of Tokyo, shut all public schools on June 9 after repeated bear sightings and confirmed campus break-ins. At least one animal shattered glass doors; another was spotted in a residential area and sedated. Such sweeping closures are normally reserved for typhoons or earthquakes—a sign that wildlife intrusion has outpaced normal safety measures.