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On November 2, 2025, three elderly people working in fields in Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, were successively attacked by a bear. At about 09:40 a.m., city councilor Kazuhide Miyano (76) was attacked by an approximately 1-meter bear in a field in Towada-Oyu, suffering injuries to his face and right arm; around 10:50 a.m. a man in his 70s in a rice field in Hanawa was bitten on his left hand and right leg, and an woman in her 80s in Towada-Yamane had her head scratched and was transported to a hospital. All could speak and were not believed to be in life-threatening condition; the attack sites were about 1.5 km apart, suggesting the possibility of different animals.
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
Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 09:40 AM
Address
Towada-Oyu, Kazuno City, Akita
Coordinates
40.348550, 140.903520
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