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News 2 Black Bears Minamunakayama, Izumi Ward, Sendai, Miyagi Dec 30, 2025, 01:25 AM

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Around 01:25 on 30 December 2025, two bears—about 1.5 meters and about 80 cm in length—were sighted by nearby residents in woodland in Minamunakayama 6-chome, Izumi Ward, Sendai. The bears left the scene; no injuries or damage were reported and police have urged caution in the area.

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

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

2

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 01:25 AM

Address

Minamunakayama, Izumi Ward, Sendai, Miyagi

Coordinates

38.310764, 140.825507

Sources

https://kahoku.news/articles/20251230khn000001.html https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/8350bac4b76d32f3e4d6435e10... https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/nb-6000034631 https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/981766 https://article.auone.jp/detail/1/2/5/471_5_r_20251230_17670...

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Comments (1)

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Lorelei NeutralLisa Wischofskyhttps://www.figma.com/community/file/1198749693280469639https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/Remix of „Lorelei Neutral” (https://www.figma.com/community/file/1198749693280469639) by „Lisa Wischofsky”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
8076 5 months ago

Size difference between those two is pretty stark, 1.5 meters next to an 80 cm one.

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