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YAMAGATA — Yamagata Airport in Higashine, Yamagata Prefecture, resumed normal operations on Friday after it was confirmed that the bear that had entered the runway on Thursday was no longer there. Ten ...

Video clips have captured a black bear roaming across Yamagata Airport’s runway on Thursday, while an airport vehicle followed the bear in pursuit.

A bear wandered onto the grounds of Yamagata airport in northeastern Japan on Thursday, prompting the closure of its runway and flight cancellations, local authorities said. Although the bear has not ...

A black bear caused major disruption at Japan’s Yamagata Airport, forcing the closure of the runway and cancellation of 12 flights. Authorities used vehicles to chase the bear and deployed ...

The black bear appeared at northern Japan’s Yamagata airport early in the morning, immediately prompting the closure of its runway.

A bear roaming the runway forced a Japanese airport to cancel flights and declare itself off-limits to passengers.

Bear Chaos: The black bear appeared at northern Japan's Yamagata Airport early morning on Thursday, immediately prompting the closure of its runway.