<p style="text-align: justify;">Following is a summary of current odd news briefs.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Vending machine in remote Japan town sells meat from intruding bears</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">A remote Japanese town has taken to selling bear meat from a vending machine, sourcing its supply to Asian black bears, listed as a vulnerable species, caught in traps or in the mountains by hunters. Bear attacks are an increasing problem in parts of rural Japan due to a shortage of food in the forests that brings the animals into inhabited areas to forage.</p>
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