News Black Bear Shiokaze Nursery (Shiokaze Hoikuen), Ōhara district, Onagawa, Miyagi Nov 25, 2025, 07:00 PM

Description

Around 19:00 on 25 November 2025, Onagawa Town reported on its official X account that one bear was sighted near Shiokaze Nursery in the Ōhara district and posted an image. Subsequently the image's creator admitted it was generated by AI, and the town announced the sighting report was false.

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Summary

Onagawa Town posted an image on its official X account on the night of November 25 warning of a bear sighting near Shiokaze Nursery; the town noted it would have been the first such report in 15 years. Later, the image's creator admitted it was AI-generated and the town retracted the sighting as false. The post was viewed over three million times, and police are examining whether the act constitutes a criminal offense such as obstruction by deception.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 07:00 PM

Address

Coordinates

38.448690, 141.442946

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