Joe Tomei here. A colleague of mine here at KGU, Prof. Akira Sakai, is working with a local group that is tackling the problem of wild boars (inonoshishi in Japanese). With no larger predators to cull them and the number of Japanese hunters on the decline, wild boar are multiplying and destroying crops. Being smart as all get out, they like mikan, but also dig up imo, enjoy watermelons and almost any food people like. The group is trying to raise awareness and share knowledge about hunting and capturing boar and they are also working with local restaurants to supply boar meat. I’m attaching pics of the group’s flyer. I’ve met several members of the group and I know that there are people on Kumamoto-i with sufficient Japanese skills to participate if this interests you.