Confectionery operator Keiji Minatoya's brush with death began when he lifted the shutter of his garage in Japan's Akita prefecture and came face to face with a black bear waiting on the other side in 2023.<br /><br />Minatoya's hometown faces a problem that even military aid from the Japan Self-Defense Forces won't remedy.<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
