TOKYO: A Tokyo suburb has announced an emergency spending plan to buy 700 anti-bear sprays for schools and community organisations, the local government told AFP on Wednesday (Jun 24), as the animals increasingly encroach into built-up areas around Japan.Japan saw a record 13 people killed by bears last fisca

The city will spend 15 million yen (US$93,000) on sprays, movable electric fences and devices that make high-pitched sounds, local government spokesman Ryosuke Sato told AFP.