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Tokyo, June 11 (IANS) Bear attacks have left at least 27 people injured or dead across nine prefectures in Japan during the current fiscal year as of Wednesday noon, according to a tally by a public broadcaster. According to the Ministry of the Environment, four of the victims were confirmed to have died after being attacked by bears.By prefecture, Fukushima recorded the highest number of casualties with eight, followed by Akita with five, Iwate with four, Yamagata and Toyama with three each, an…