Bear Attacks
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Crime & Courts‘Bear Attack’ Turns into Murder Case in Akita Pref.
A 93-year-old man was found dead in a house in Daisen, Akita Prefecture, with blood on his body o...
August 19, 2025
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General NewsBody Found After Bear Attack in Hokkaido Mountain; Police, Prefectural Govt Close Trails Leading to Mt. Rausu (UPDATE1)
A body was found on Friday on a mountain on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, where a man had ...
August 15, 2025
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General NewsApp Allows Real-Time Sharing of Bear Sightings in Japan’s Iwate Prefecture
IWATE — Amid frequent bear sightings in Iwate Prefecture, a smartphone app for reporting and shar...
August 10, 2025
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General NewsCare Home Resident in Critical Condition After Apparent Bear Attack in Akita Prefecture
AKITA — A 73-year-old woman was left unconscious after apparently being attacked by a bear at a f...
August 1, 2025
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General NewsBear Encounters Increasing in Japan’s Urban Areas; 2 Dead in Hokkaido, Iwate Prefectures in July
HAKODATE, Hokkaido / KITAKAMI, Iwate — Bears are increasingly entering human-inhabited areas and ...
July 27, 2025
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General NewsWhat To Do If You Encounter a Bear? Elementary School Students Learn How to Avoid Bear Attacks in Iwate, Japan
ICHINOSEKI, Iwate — Children learned how to avoid being injured by bears on Thursday at Higashiya...
July 21, 2025
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General NewsMan Clawed by Bear While Doing Farm Work in Akita Pref.; Injuries Reportedly Not Life-Threatening
A man in his 70s was clawed in the head by a bear in Kita-Akita, Akita Prefecture, at around 4:55...
July 21, 2025
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General NewsBear Suspected in 2 Fatal Attacks Years Apart in Hokkaido Killed; DNA Samples Link Cases
SAPPORO — The DNA of a bear killed on Friday matches that of the bear that killed a 52-year-old n...
July 19, 2025
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General NewsJapan Hokkaido: Brown Bear Killed in Town Where Newspaper Delivery Man Was Killed
SAPPORO — A brown bear was culled by hunters in the early hours of Friday in the town of Fukushim...
July 18, 2025
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General NewsElderly Woman Injured in Bear Attack in Japan’s Nara Prefecture
NARA — An 80-year-old woman was attacked by a bear outside of her home in Gojo, southern Nara Pre...
July 15, 2025
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General NewsFruiting of Beechnuts Expected to be Extremely Poor in Akita Pref.; One of Main Food Sources for Bears
AKITA – The fruiting of beechnuts, one of the main food sources for bears, in Akita Prefecture th...
July 15, 2025
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General NewsElderly Woman Injured in Bear Attack in Japan’s Aomori Prefecture
AOMORI — A woman in her 70s was attacked by a bear while working in an apple orchard in the Owasa...
July 15, 2025
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General News
Brown Bear Kills Newspaper Carrier in Residential Area of Hokkaido
A 52-year-old newspaper delivery worker was attacked and killed by a brown bear in the southern p...
July 12, 2025
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General NewsBear Culled in Iwate Prefecture; It May Have Mauled 81-Year-Old Woman to Death
MORIOKA — A bear believed to have mauled an 81-year-old woman to death was culled Friday morning ...
July 11, 2025
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General News
Elderly Men Injured in Bear Attacks in Tochigi Pref.
NASUSHIOBARA, Tochigi – An 85-year-old man was bitten on his rear by a bear while tending to his ...
July 6, 2025
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46-year-old Man Killed by Bear in Japan’s Nagano Prefecture; 2nd Man Sustained Minor Injuries
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Bear Spotted near Kyoto’s Arashiyama, Close to World Heritage Site Temple
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Multiple Bear Sightings in Western Tokyo Lead to Municipalities in Area Calling for People to Stay Vigilant
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How to Protect Yourself During Bear Encounters
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‘Bear’ Takes Top Spot as Japan’s Kanji of the Year, Reflecting Year of Bear Sightings, Attacks (Update1)