Japan's Utsunomiya captures wild black bear after days-long search and school closures

Screengrabs of the bear scaling a fence of a home in Utsunomiya, Tokyo, on Tuesday. PIC/ X/@1SanatanSatya

The Japanese city of Utsunomiya captured a wild black bear on Tuesday after a dramatic multi-day search that gripped the nation, as local schools closed and residents were urged to stay indoors.

The city closed all 94 municipal schools for a second straight day on Tuesday after its first-ever bear sighting on Saturday evening.

Bear attacks have spiked in Japan, including in urban areas. When the bear resurfaced in a residential area early Tuesday, police promptly blocked off the vicinity.

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