Japan May Send SDF to Akita over Surge in Bear Attacks Wed.
Tomas Kauer - News Writer and Moderator 
Tokyo, Nov. 4 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Defense Ministry will send Self-Defense Forces personnel as early as Wednesday to the northeastern prefecture of Akita, where bear attacks have become a serious problem, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Tuesday. The central and local governments are discussing to which municipalities the SDF members should be sent. Their operations will begin once l...
