Japan officials hunt bear suspected of 14 break-ins across Shizukuishi

A bear has raided multiple homes in Shizukuishi, Japan, including an elderly couple's fridge, prompting officials to set traps and patrols.

• On Monday, Mitsuo Matsubara, 87, confronted a bear in his kitchen after it raided his fridge; police were called.
• Officials have set box traps, electric fences, and patrols after 14 break-ins at five locations, suspecting one bear.
• Shiho Chida, a bear specialist, said it is unusual for a bear to break into the same place multiple times and officials aim to capture it.
• The bear has broken into a farm four times, a confectionery shop once, and one house five times, eating sweets and doughnuts.