News Black Bear Yoshida, Taiwa Town (forest), Miyagi Dec 20, 2025, 08:10 AM

Description

At around 08:10 on the 20th, an 89-year-old man, Mitsuo Kato of Arai 4-chome, Wakabayashi Ward, Sendai, was found with a head injury and declared dead by firefighters in a forest in Yoshida, Taiwa Town, Miyagi Prefecture. A bear was caught in a boar trap nearby; police suspect the man was attacked by the bear. The hunting association killed the bear at about 09:55.

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

Summary

In a forest in Taiwa Town, Miyagi, an 89-year-old man was found dead near a boar trap where a bear had been caught. Police suspect he was attacked by the bear, which was subsequently dispatched by the local hunting association that same morning.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 08:10 AM

Address

Coordinates

38.450169, 140.848896

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