Tourist attacked by bear cub in Japan’s popular Shirakawa World Heritage site

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A Spanish tourist was attacked by a bear cub on Sunday morning during his visit to the scenic mountain village of Shirakawa in central Japan, according to the local government.The 40-year-old man sustained a minor injury to his right arm. He was walking with another Spanish man at about 8.30am when they came across a small bear emerging from the grass near a shuttle bus stop in the village, part of which is a World Heritage site.According to the municipal government, the bear, which fled the...