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News Black Bear Hatacho, Masuda City, Shimane Dec 5, 2025

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In Hatacho, Masuda City, a man in his 70s was attacked by a bear and sustained injuries to his face and hands. The bear has not been found, and Masago Elementary School had all pupils brought to school by guardians while a Masuda police officer stood guard.

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, December 5, 2025

Address

Hatacho, Masuda City, Shimane

Coordinates

34.632260, 131.946928

Sources

https://www.sanin-chuo.co.jp/articles/-/908420

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Lorelei NeutralLisa Wischofskyhttps://www.figma.com/community/file/1198749693280469639https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/Remix of „Lorelei Neutral” (https://www.figma.com/community/file/1198749693280469639) by „Lisa Wischofsky”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
林 6 months ago

学校の近くで襲撃とは相当危ないな。

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