Japan's bear crisis leaves communities in fear of attack

Bears are rarely out of the headlines in Japan these days because they keep straying into urban areas. Attacks are rising, and a record 13 people have died this fiscal year alone.

Local hunters shot the animal under an emergency order. Experts said the bears are probably hungry, and leaving their natural habitat in search of something to eat. Koike Shinsuke, a professor at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, said, "They could be roaming a wider area because acorns, which are their main food source in autumn, may be in short supply along with other nuts too."