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Robot wolf to scare away bears

Robot wolf to scare away bears

Yuji Ota, president of precision machining company Ohta Seiki, shows off in Naie in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 13, 2025, the Monster Wolf robot, which emits LED light and loud sounds to scare off wild animals when its infrared sensor activates. The company, based in the Hokkaido town, developed the tool amid a spate of bear attacks on humans, some fatal, across Japan this year.

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Comedy duo Bakusho Mondai, singer Nakajima to get cultural prize

Comedy duo Bakusho Mondai, singer Nakajima to get cultural prize

TOKYO, Japan - Comedy duo Bakusho Mondai -- Yuji Tanaka (L) and Hikari Ota -- pose during a press conference in Tokyo on March 15 after they were chosen as one of 28 recipients of the Art Encouragement Prizes for fiscal 2005.

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Ota, Yamada win gold, silver in men's keirin

Ota, Yamada win gold, silver in men's keirin

PUSAN, South Korea - Shinichi Ota (R) and Yuji Yamada smile after they won gold and silver respectively in the men's keirin event in the Asian Games in Pusan on Oct. 8. (Asian Games)

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Ota, Yamada win gold, silver in men's keirin

Ota, Yamada win gold, silver in men's keirin

PUSAN, South Korea - Shinichi Ota (R) and Yuji Yamada smile after they won gold and silver respectively in the men's keirin event in the Asian Games in Pusan on Oct. 8. (Asian Games) (Kyodo)

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Comedy duo Bakusho Mondai, singer Nakajima to get cultural prize

Comedy duo Bakusho Mondai, singer Nakajima to get cultural prize

TOKYO, Japan - Comedy duo Bakusho Mondai -- Yuji Tanaka (L) and Hikari Ota -- pose during a press conference in Tokyo on March 15 after they were chosen as one of 28 recipients of the Art Encouragement Prizes for fiscal 2005. (Kyodo)

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