News Black Bear Uesugi, Kitaakita City (Group Home Tsutsuji), Akita Jul 31, 2025, 02:00 PM

Description

Around 23:00 on July 31, at the group home 'Tsutsuji' in Uesugi, Kitaakita City, a 73-year-old female resident was attacked from the front by a roughly 1-meter-long bear while heading to the garbage collection area, suffering injuries to her face and head and falling unconscious. The attack was captured on security camera, and a cub had been sighted near the scene on July 25.

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

Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 02:00 PM

Address

Coordinates

40.189931, 140.338868

Sources