Bear Attacks 75-Year-Old Woman Picking Persimmons, Bites Her Arm, Head

The Yomiuri Shimbun

16:09 JST, October 26, 2025

A 75-year-old woman was taken to hospital on Sunday after being attacked by a bear in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, the city government said.

The woman was picking persimmons at a relative’s house when she was bitten on the arm and head.

Her injuries are not life-threatening, according to the city government.