Hunter missing in Japan as spate of bear attacks triggers emergency to be declared in northern town

Search for missing man comes after series of attacks across Japan this month in which at least two people have died

SearchSupport usPrint subscriptionsNewslettersDownload the appSearch jobsDigital ArchiveGuardian LicensingAbout UsThe Guardian appVideoPodcastsPicturesInside the GuardianGuardian WeeklyCrosswordsWordiplyCorrectionsTipsSearch input google-search SearchSearch jobsDigital ArchiveGuardian LicensingAbout UsWorldEuropeUS newsAmericasAsiaAustraliaMiddle EastAfricaInequalityGlobal development A brown bear hunts salmon on Shiretoko river in Hokkaido, Japan. A hunter has gone missing after a spate of bear attacks across the country. Photograph: Kimimasa Mayama/EPAView image in fullscreenA brown bear hunts salmon on Shiretoko river in Hokkaido, Japan. A hunter has gone missing after a spate of bear attacks across the country. Photograph: Kimimasa Mayama/EPAJapanHunter missing in Japan as spate of bear attacks triggers emergency to be declared in northern townSearch for missing man comes after series of attacks across Japan this month in which at least two people have died

Authorities in Japan are searching for a hunter who went missing on a mountain in Hokkaido near where a brown bear was recently spotted, amid a spate of deadly attacks by the animals that has triggered the declaration of a bear emergency in one town.