News Black Bear Yuzawa City, Akita Oct 20, 2025, 09:00 AM

Description

In the early morning of October 20, a 63-year-old man in Yuzawa City was suddenly attacked by a bear while returning from a convenience store, sustaining deep claw marks on his shoulder and back, bleeding injuries to his hands and feet, and a bruise on his side. The man said he might have died if the bear had targeted his face; nearby, another man in Higashinaruse Village was killed in a separate bear attack.

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

Monday, October 20, 2025 at 09:00 AM

Address

Coordinates

39.164388, 140.495701

Sources