FWIW there are still bears in Japan:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tofugu.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;04&#x2F;17&#x2F;japan-cant-decide-if-bears-are-cute-and-cuddly-or-dark-and-dangerous&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tofugu.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;04&#x2F;17&#x2F;japan-cant-decide-if-bears-...</a><p>There are also bears of another species not mentioned there. That said,<p>&gt;  You are far more likely to be eaten by a fellow human.<p>this is still true.