News Black Bear Kanuma City, Tochigi Nov 23, 2025

Description

On November 23 in Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture, a 74-year-old man working in his yard was attacked by a bear, suffering bleeding injuries to his left face and left upper body. About 10 minutes later, a bear believed to be the same individual—approximately 1 m long and weighing about 130 kg—was culled by the local hunters a dozen meters away.

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

Summary

A large Asiatic black bear, about 130 kg and previously seen wreaking havoc in an apple orchard in central Morioka (even destroying box traps), attacked a 74-year-old man working in his yard in Kanuma City on November 23. The man sustained bleeding injuries to his left face and upper body, and roughly ten minutes later a bear believed to be the same individual was culled near the scene by local hunters.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Sunday, November 23, 2025

Address

Coordinates

36.566970, 139.745068

Sources