<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishGazeti la Asahi Shimbun la Japan limeripoti kuwa ndege aina ya raccoon wanaopatikana nchini Japan wamekuwa wakizidi kuwa hatari kwa mazingira na kilimo.  <response>: In Japan, Asahi Shimbun reported Wednesday that raccoons imported from the United States as pets have become an ecological and agricultural nightmare in Japan. 