일본 정부가 니가타와 도호쿠 지역의 곰 서식지에 대한 조사를 실시한다. 이번 조사는 곰이 현 경계를 넘어 넓은 지역을 이동하는 특성을 고려해 곰의 생태를 보다 정확히 파악하기 위한 것이다.
환경성은 곰의 생태에 대한 상세한 정보를 확보하기 위해 이번 조사를 주도할 계획이다. 곰은 여러 현을 넘나들며 이동하기 때문에 지역별로 파편화된 대응 방식으로는 한계가 있다는 지적이 제기되어 왔다. 조사 결과는 향후 곰 관리 대책을 수립하는 데 활용될 예정이다.
Following record bear sightings in 2025 and unusual winter activity, Japan's Tohoku municipalities are issuing spring warnings as bears emerge from hibernation, urging residents not to leave food or garbage outside.
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Japan plans to start a Minamata disease survey on residents along the Shiranui Sea coast in Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures as early as this year. The survey marks the first under a special law that took effect in 2009.
Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, and their daughter Princess Aiko will visit Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures in Tohoku to mark 15 years since the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. The Imperial Household Agency announced the trip on February 26, 2026, with visits to Iwate and Miyagi on March 25-26 and Fukushima on April 6-7 to inspect reconstruction progress and meet affected residents. This will be Princess Aiko's first visit to the three prefectures.
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Tourist sites in Japan's Tohoku and Hokkaido regions are preparing to evacuate visitors, including foreigners unfamiliar with local geography, following Monday's magnitude 7.7 earthquake. Tsunami warnings were issued but later lifted, with an advisory urging readiness for aftershocks until April 27. Staff at key attractions are trained and equipped to guide evacuations.