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News Black Bear Sotoasahikawa, Akita City, Akita Dec 22, 2025, 11:00 AM

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Around 11:00 on December 22, 2025, a single bear about 1.2 m long entered and remained inside a transport company's warehouse on the premises of the public wholesale market in Sotoasahikawa, Akita City. The city set up a box trap and automatic cameras at the warehouse entrance and used a drone for checks; police are on alert but the bear has not been captured and there are no injuries.

Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.

Summary

On the morning of the 22nd, a single bear entered a warehouse on the premises of the wholesale market in Sotoasahikawa, Akita City. The city has set box traps and cameras and is attempting to capture the animal; people inside the warehouse evacuated safely and police are on alert, but the bear has not yet been caught.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Monday, December 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Address

Sotoasahikawa, Akita City, Akita

Coordinates

39.746603, 140.106013

Sources

https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/978621 https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/1c227f224401437201b5add39d... https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/a6648899413f5b2a3109199f87... https://article.auone.jp/detail/1/2/2/464_2_r_20251222_17664... https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/a294a9f7e93d0a4013461c5e48... https://www.akt.co.jp/news?sel=20251222-00000004-AKT-3 https://news.ntv.co.jp/category/society/3b4dacd84a114939a269... https://www.msn.com/ja-jp/video/news/%E7%A7%8B%E7%94%B0%E3%8...

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Comments (1)

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Miki 4 months ago

A warehouse at a public market is an odd place for one to get trapped inside like that.

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