Macaques are causing crop damage in Mie Prefecture to the tune of about ¥150 million annually, the largest amount nationwide.
The mountains running through Mie bring the primates' habitats in close proximity to farms.
Mountain villages, whose residents are mainly elderly, have yet to find a way to alleviate the nuisance.
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