A Japanese town has deployed robot wolves in an effort to scare away bears that have become an increasingly dangerous nuisance in the countryside.

Bear sightings in Japan are at a five-year high and occur mostly in rural areas in western and northern Japan. There have been dozens of attacks so far in 2020, two of them fatal, prompting the government to convene an emergency meeting last month to address the threat

• Japanese town deploys Monster Wolf robots to deter bears