A bear that ran amok in a supermarket in northern Japan has been caught two days after it attacked a worker, the latest in a surge of encounters between bears and people in the country.

A bear that rampaged through a Japanese supermarket for two days was lured out with food coated in honey, local officials said. The animal was trapped and later killed on Monday, police said. Japan has a growing problem with bears, with a record six human fatalities from attacks and more than 9,000 of the animals killed in the previous fiscal year.

Bears are spreading across Japan, making their way closer to homes and risking lives. Read more at straitstimes.com.