The “bear” problem has been reported daily in horrific incidents in which bears that have come down from the mountains have attacked people in urban areas. Actor Masahiro Higashide (37), who has a hunting license and is currently active as a hunter, mentioned the “bear problem” in a series of articles titled “Writing for Whom – From the Mountains of Northern Kanto” in “SPA! On the 18th, an article titled ” A series of damage by bears is being reported, but Masahiro Higashide, an active hunter, tells why ‘bears are not that dangerous’/Masahiro Higashide”, which is a re-edited version of a serial article from “SPA! News, and it became a major topic of conversation. Higashide told a TV program that he became a hunter when he was in his early 20s because he wondered what it was like to take meat by himself, Based on this experience, Higashide talked about “the reality of hunting and the relationship with bears” from the standpoint of an active hunter in the same article. In the same article, Higashide spoke of “the reality of hunting and the relationship with bears” from the standpoint of an active hunter. However, the bear fuss over the past few years has become so heated because the media has realized that “bears get good numbers! The source of the bear frenzy is “the bear’s relationship to the reality of hunting and hunting bears. The source of the bear frenzy is not the story that bears are dangerous, but rather the mindset of the modern Japanese, who have a desire to find something to hang their virtual enemies on. The article received more than 8,000 comments and a variety of reactions. The article received more than 8,000 comments and a wide range of reactions. If human lives can be saved by each and every one of us becoming aware of the proximity of bears to our living areas, then I think that the overzealous reporting has meaning. I don’t think Higashide’s opinion is entirely wrong, but now is not the time to be talking about such things. Most of them have no knowledge about bears, and the same goes for police and self-defense officials. It is only natural that it would be difficult to accept the opinion of someone who has actually faced deer and bears as a hunter in this situation. I think you are speaking with a regional bias, since you live in the mountainous region of northern Kanto. I think you are speaking with a regional bias. In the Tohoku and Hokkaido regions, I have heard that they even appear in urban areas, so the sense of urgency seems to differ between situations in which they seem to have entered our daily living space and situations in which they do not. （Critical comments such as, “You may be making light of the damage caused by bears,” and “Yamanashi, where Higashide works as a hunter, is different from Hokkaido and Tohoku, which are severely affected by bears. One entertainment writer, however, commented, “The article said ‘bears are not dangerous,’ but I don’t think that was the point of the article. Although the media’s reporting of the bear incident was problematic, the article did discuss the aging of hunters and the reality of bear extermination, and it concluded with humor that is typical of Higashide. The article distributed on the web is a re-edited version of a series originally published on October 7 in the October 14-21, 2025 issue of “SPA! This was more than a month and a half ago from its initial publication, and the situation surrounding bears has deteriorated even more drastically now. It is conceivable that Mr. Higashide’s opinion may have changed a little by now.” (Entertainment writer) As there has been tremendous bear damage, we should still be wary of the bears.
