Official Black Bear Kazuno, Akita Nov 17, 2025, 12:15 PM

Description

An employee saw a bear about 1.5 m long inside the store during lunch. The witness was about 5 m away. A loud bang was heard as the employee evacuated outside. Later, one window was found broken. The bear was not seen inside the store. It is believed the bear entered through the automatic doors, broke a window, and left.

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

Official

Date & Time

Monday, November 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM

Address

Coordinates

40.210978, 140.790793

Sources