Location
Description
A woman was found dead in a mountain forest near her home in Kawabe-Wada, Akita City, and investigators considered that she may have been attacked by a bear.
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
Monday, June 1, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Address
Akita Kawabe-Wada, Akita
This news pin shows the reported area, not an exact point.
Coordinates
39.641273, 140.243596
Sources
https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASV620J48V62UTIL00NM.html https://www.47news.jp/14403681.html https://news.ntv.co.jp/n/abs/category/society/abbce3b0bf26be... https://www.oita-press.co.jp/1002000000/2026/06/02/NP2026060... https://topics.smt.docomo.ne.jp/article/jiji/nation/jiji-202... https://topics.smt.docomo.ne.jp/article/kahoku/nation/kahoku...
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