Environment Minister Ishihara: ``Strengthen countermeasures against human damage caused by bears in national parks''

In response to a series of human casualties caused by bears in national parks, such as the Hakkoda Mountains in Aomori City, Minister of the Environment Ishihara stated at a press conference after the cabinet meeting on the 3rd, ``Many national parks include bear habitat, and we are strongly aware of the need to strengthen countermeasures.''