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This picture taken on Dec 12, shows a member of staff grilling fish over a hearth at a restaurant which offers bear meat in Chichibu, Saitama prefecture. Since Japan recorded a spike in deadly bear attacks, Koji Suzuki has struggled to keep up with booming demand for grilled cuts of the animal at his restaurant. Cooked on a stone slate -- or in hot pot with vegetables -- the meat comes from bears culled to curb maulings that have killed a record 13 people this year. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

The man fell on his backside but fought back by kicking, causing the bear, measuring around 1 to 1.5 metres in length, to flee. He rushed to a nearby police box to report the incident at around 1.20am. - AFP file photo for illustration purpose only

An agitated bear roamed the aisles of a supermarket in central Japan, injuring two men and frightening shoppers while separately a man was found dead in a suspected mauling. - (Photo: AFP/Jiji Press/Gunma Prefectural Police)

A hiker attacked by a wild brown bear was found dead in northern Japan on Friday, officials said, a day after the bloody encounter that reportedly saw him dragged into a forest. Photo for illustrative purposes only - Canva

The condition of Azhar after being attacked by a bear in an incident at an oil palm plantation near Kampung Telembuh, Jerangau Sungai, Dungun, on Thursday. Photo courtesy of the family.

Telemung Assemblyman Zawawi Ismail (second from the left) visiting Al Amin Ratna Shariman (second from the right) at his home in Kampung Lerek, Kuala Berang, Hulu Terengganu. - Photo from Telemung State Assembly' Facebook - Cikgu Awi

Image for illustrative purposes only. - FILE PIX

Logging supervisor Mohd Syukri Zakaria, 39, showing his injuries after being bitten by a sun bear in his village - FILE PIC