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On May 19, 2026 at around 09:00, a man in his 70s working in a rice field in Gokka, Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture, was rammed by a single bear about 1 meter long and sustained scratches and bleeding to his face; he was taken to a local hospital. His injuries are not life-threatening, and the prefecture issued a bear-sighting warning following the season's first human injury.
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
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Address
Minamiuonuma, Niigata
Coordinates
37.191767, 138.935053
Sources
https://www.niigata-nippo.co.jp/articles/-/833298 https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/2670755 https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/8863ecf79eb0f310ff26353704... https://article.auone.jp/detail/1/2/2/464_2_r_20260519_17791... https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/e6d413fb4984e2cd03ea8b18da... https://news.ntv.co.jp/n/teny/category/society/tee727176f59b... https://article.auone.jp/detail/1/2/5/546_5_r_20260519_17791... https://www.uxtv.jp/ux-news/%E3%80%90%E3%82%AF%E3%83%9E%E8%A... https://www.niikei.jp/2070456/ https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/2669340 https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/099fa687a80beb0a6f5904f0af... https://www.sankei.com/article/20260519-I5C3L4QG3RKK7DP3IQHZ... https://news.livedoor.com/topics/detail/31313651/ https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/1046733
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