News Black Bear Yoshida, Taiwa Town (forest), Miyagi Dec 20, 2025, 08:10 AM
Location
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.
Bear Type
Black Bear
Number of Bears
1
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 08:10 AM
Address
Yoshida, Taiwa Town (forest), Miyagi
Coordinates
38.450169, 140.848896
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Comments (1)
Early morning is when he was out there.
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