The Japan Times
The Hokkaido government has returned a hunting rifle to a 77-year-old hunter following a court ruling that set aside the revocation of his license after he shot a bear at the request of local authorities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/09/japan/society/hokkaido-returns-rifle-to-hunter/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hokkaido #bears #hunting #japanesecourts
Hokkaido returns rifle to hunter after court set aside revocation of his license

The hunter had his license revoked on the grounds that he could have damaged nearby structures when he shot a brown bear in 2018 at the request of the Sunagawa city government.

The Japan Times
Apr 9 at 12:26pmBuffer