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#Japan: Bear hunting in Northern Japan leads to vending machines of bear meat. MichaelYon/locals.com #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety

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John Batchelor

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🗓️ 8 April 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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#Japan: Bear hunting in Northern Japan leads to vending machines of bear meat. MichaelYon/locals.com
#FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/03/japans-bear-meat-vending-machine-proves-a-surprising-success?embed=true

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0:00.0

Nothing's more British than a cutter and a biscuit.

0:05.0

Taking a 15 minute break to reset, recharge and feel better.

0:10.0

But the perfect break needs the perfect biscuit.

0:14.0

And let's be honest, as the original and the best, only a MacVitties one will do.

0:21.1

Time for a biscuit break, Britain.

0:24.0

MacVitties' true originals.

0:26.0

I install for a chance to win a truly original biscuit break.

0:30.0

This is the Friends of Mr. Debating Society with my colleague Michael Jan, who is in Panama,

0:36.6

heading to the Darian gap.

0:38.3

But in the meantime, he's just returned from the Netherlands where he's reported to

0:42.4

us on the challenge the farmers are making on the government to retain their land and

0:49.1

the compromises that are ahead either good or bad compromises remains to be seen.

0:55.4

Still however, it's just returned from Japan.

0:58.1

I said, Michael, why were you in Japan?

1:01.1

You apparently was hanging out with farmers again and a bear hunter.

1:04.7

Now Michael, you weren't actually hunting bears, but as I understand it, as there are

1:10.1

many wolves returned to the Netherlands, there are many Asian black bears north of Japan.

1:16.2

Did you see one Michael?

1:17.9

I didn't see a bear.

1:20.0

Actually, when I left Netherlands, I flew over to Japan and I flew down to Ishii Gaki,

1:25.7

island near Taiwan.

1:27.5

Then I went with the bear hunters in North Japan.

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