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Passenger plane bound for Akita diverted due to mechanical problems; suspected frozen propeller

Straits Times 12 Dec 2025
None of the 26 passengers or crew were injured ....
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Driver injured after train hits tree, falls from bridge in Akita

Asahi News 12 Dec 2025
KITA-AKITA, Akita Prefecture--A fallen tree caused a single-car train to derail and plunge off a bridge in northern Japan early on Dec ... on the Akita Nairiku Line in Kita-Akita.
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AKITA Drilling Ltd. Announces the Appointment of Rob Symonds as a New Independent Director

Canada Newswire 25 Nov 2025
25, 2025 /CNW/ - AKITA Drilling Ltd ... AKITA Drilling Ltd. ("AKITA" or the "Company") announces the appointment of Mr ... About AKITA Drilling. AKITA is a premier Canadian oil and gas drilling contractor with a fleet of 32 drilling rigs.
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Bear killed after entering mall in Japan’s Akita prefecture

Anadolu Agency 16 Nov 2025
By Saadet Gokce. ISTANBUL (AA) - A bear that entered a mall in Japan's northeastern Akita prefecture on Sunday was killed by the authorities, Kyodo News reported ... All customers inside the Aeon Noshiro Mall were safely evacuated ... .
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Bear enters Aeon shopping mall in Akita Pref., killed over 2 hours later

Kyodo 16 Nov 2025
AKITA - A bear entered a shopping mall of retail giant Aeon Co. in Akita Prefecture on Sunday, prompting staff to barricade the animal before authorities arrived to kill it ... ....
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Handle-wielding man, Akita Inu dog fend off bear attack in Miyagi

Asahi News 15 Nov 2025
He found several traces of soil dug up by the bear. Animal fur was scattered across the garden. He also saw bloodstains on the ground ... on Oct. 19, Takahashi’s second-oldest daughter heard Tetsukumo, a 6-year-old Akita Inu, barking outside their house.
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Rifle-packing police officers to cull bears in Akita and Iwate

Asahi News 13 Nov 2025
13 in Akita and Iwate prefectures ... The Akita prefectural police headquarters held a deployment ceremony for the teams tasked with bear removal on the morning of Nov ... duties within Akita Prefecture.
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Pet dog taken by bear in Japan’s Akita amid spate of recent attacks

Straits Times 11 Nov 2025
Other than dogs, at least 220 people have been attacked by bears since April ....
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Vehicle collisions with bears surge to record high in Akita Prefecture

Kyodo 11 Nov 2025
AKITA, Japan - Vehicle collisions involving bears in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, surged to a record 118 this year as of October, more than five times the figure for all of last year, prefectural police said Tuesday ... ....
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Police units sent to Akita, Iwate get OK to shoot bears with rifles

Asahi News 06 Nov 2025
The National Police Agency is deploying armed riot police units to Akita and Iwate prefectures to assist with this year’s alarming number of bear sightings and attacks ... track in suburban Akita on Nov.
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GSDF deployed to Akita Prefecture amid rise in bear attacks

Japan Times 05 Nov 2025
Troops will assist in the setting up of traps in the prefecture, though they are not permitted to help cull the bears themselves ... .
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Japan deploys soldiers to contain surge in bear attacks in Akita

The Guardian 05 Nov 2025
Japan has deployed troops to the northern prefecture of Akita to help contain a surge in the number of ...
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Japan deploys SDF troops to stop deadly bear attacks in Akita

Asahi News 05 Nov 2025
To combat a surge of deadly bear attacks in Akita Prefecture, Ground Self-Defense Force troops on Nov ... The unit stationed at the GSDF Akita Garrison will carry out the mission until Nov ... 6 in Akita.
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Over 130 Soldiers Join Bear Defense Exercises Amid Rising Attacks in Northern Japan

Pravda 05 Nov 2025
In Akita Prefecture, Japan, over 130 members of the Self-Defense Forces have taken to the streets to confront bears, ...
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Beyond dogs in Akita, Japan’s northern city full of history and culture

South China Morning Post 04 Nov 2025
As soon as we descended upon the northern Japanese city of Akita, I knew I had brought the wrong ...

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