Man Disabled in Bear Cull Shooting; Yamagata Town Seeks Damages from Hunter

from Disability News Japan · host Michael Gillan Peckitt

In April two years ago, in Oguni Town, Yamagata Prefecture, a bullet fired by a hunter engaged in a bear extermination operation struck another man in the leg, causing serious injuries that resulted in permanent aftereffects. The injured man has filed a lawsuit against the town, seeking approximately 30 million yen in damages. Episode notes: ‘Man Disabled in Bear Cull Shooting; Town Seeks Damages from Hunter’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/12/15/man-disabled-in-bear-cull-shooting-town-seeks-damages-from-hunter/

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