News Black Bear Numata Station (public restroom), Gunma Nov 28, 2025, 01:00 AM

Description

Around 1:00 a.m. on November 28, a male security guard was attacked by a bear in a public restroom at JR Numata Station in Numata City, Gunma Prefecture, and suffered minor injuries. The man had also encountered a bear in front of a supermarket in the city in October and sustained minor injuries then as well.

Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.

Summary

At around 1:00 a.m. on November 28, a security company employee was attacked by a bear in the public restroom at JR Numata Station in Numata City, Gunma. Surveillance footage captured the incident; the man said he was scratched on the left foreleg but only suffered minor injuries. He had also encountered a bear in the city in October, and experts suggest the positioning between him and the bear in both incidents likely explains why the injuries were minor.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Friday, November 28, 2025 at 01:00 AM

Address

Coordinates

36.642500, 139.035622

Sources