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)