News Black Bear Yanagimachi, Noshiro City, Akita Nov 16, 2025, 11:20 AM

Description

At around 11:20 on November 16, a single bear cub about 80–83 cm long entered the Aeon Noshiro store in Yanagimachi, Noshiro City. Employees confined it near the furniture/bedding section, no customers or staff were injured, and later in the afternoon prefectural staff anesthetized and captured it and it was subsequently euthanized on site.

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

Summary

On November 16 in the morning, a bear cub entered the Aeon Noshiro store in Yanagimachi, causing a temporary commotion. Employees quickly contained the animal and evacuated customers; prefectural staff anesthetized and captured it and it was euthanized on site. No one was injured.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 11:20 AM

Address

Coordinates

40.209293, 140.026445

Sources