The Supreme Court on Friday backed a hunter seeking to cancel the revocation of his gun license that was decided after he shot a bear at the request of a municipality in Hokkaido. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/28/japan/crime-legal/bear-hunter-ruling-overturned/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #hokkaido #bears #hunting
Top court backs Hokkaido hunter who lost gun license after shooting bear

This was the first time for the Supreme Court to rule the revocation of a hunting gun license to be illegal.

The Japan Times