News Black Bear Takahinata, Minakami (Minakami Town), Gunma Prefecture, Gunma Oct 18, 2025, 04:00 PM
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Around 16:00 on October 18, 2025, a 76-year-old woman walking a dog on a road near woodland in Takahinata, Minakami Town was attacked by a bear. The woman sustained a fractured skull and multiple injuries and was hospitalized; the female Shiba Inu (Rion) barked and scared the bear away, and hunters culled about five bears nearby the following day.
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
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News
Date & Time
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 04:00 PM
Address
Takahinata, Minakami (Minakami Town), Gunma Prefecture, Gunma
Coordinates
36.752691, 138.987069
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