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Bear sightings close nearly 100 schools in Japan

Bear sightings near Tokyo forced nearly 100 schools to close. Just days earlier, a bear in another part of Japan injured four people. Japan is seeing a record number of bear sightings, with about 50,000 reported last year and hundreds of people injured or killed. CNN's Hanako Montgomery explains why more bears are venturing into towns and cities across the country.

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