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Description
On 2026-02-13 in the afternoon in Tochinai, Hanamaki (Iwate), 70-year-old hunter association member Kenya Sato was attacked by an adult bear while using fireworks to drive it away, sustaining injuries to his face and head. He was airlifted to hospital by doctor helicopter and was conscious; the bear believed to be the same individual was later culled in Kitakami City.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Bear Type
Black Bear
Number of Bears
1
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Friday, February 13, 2026 at 05:00 AM
Address
Tochinai, Hanamaki, Iwate
Coordinates
39.350540, 141.030888
Sources
https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/2466606 https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASV2F32FJV2FUJUB004M.html https://www.iwate-np.co.jp/article/2026/2/13/190597 https://www.iat.co.jp/news-iat/news-2198091/ https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/6a6819c73e44633a08c850f614... https://www.khb-tv.co.jp/news/16352995 https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp/news_society/articles/000485310.... https://news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6569975 https://news.ntv.co.jp/n/tvi/category/society/tv0dcd1e056f85... https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/0fa200a53d22fde708e5a24aa3... https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/e0575544135332a551f6bf318b... https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/708b99c2434a6bf8de63ac8035... https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/19b2e7b41f3f19e33772b02d28... https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp/news_society/articles/000485363.... https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/c02b502a6587148f6247e06a5a... https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/ibc/2466606 https://article.auone.jp/detail/1/2/5/495_5_r_20260214_17710... https://article.auone.jp/detail/1/2/2/508_2_r_20260213_17709... https://article.auone.jp/detail/1/2/2/464_2_r_20260213_17709...
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Comments (1)
6859 4 months ago
追い払い作業中に襲われるって、クマの方が先に仕掛けてきたってことなのか。
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