Man chases off brown bears on Shiretoko Peninsula

Man chases off brown bears on Shiretoko Peninsula

Hatsusaburo Ose chases off brown bears (in the background) around his fishing shed in the Rusha district on the Shiretoko Peninsula facing the Sea of Okhotsk, Hokkaido, Japan, on July 2, 2015. Shiretoko, which includes the land from the central part of the peninsula to Shiretoko Cape and the surrounding marine area, was added to UNESCO's World Heritage list in July 2005. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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