UTSUNOMIYA — The hunt for a black bear spotted more than a dozen times in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya continued on Tuesday as all 94 municipal primary and middle schools were closed for a second straight day.
The adult bear, with an estimated weight of about 100 kilogrammes (220 pounds), was last seen early on Tuesday morning some 700 metres (765 yards) from a university campus, according to the city. The same bear is believed to have been seen on Saturday evening in the first-ever ursine sighting in the city about 100 kilometres (60 miles) north of Tokyo.
