Brown bear's repeated appearance in Sapporo causes residents worry

A brown bear has been roaming around a residential district in Sapporo on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido since the beginning of August, wandering into gardens and eating fruit even in broad daylight.Residents are frightened of the 1.5-meter-tall bear which seems used to human presence and is unafraid of patrol sirens."I can't sleep at all at night," said Eiko Sugimoto, a 90-year-old resident in the city's South Ward.Sugimoto said she opened her home's door to take her trash out on Monday morning but upon hearing a police car's call that a bear was out, immediately went back inside…READ FULL ARTICLE