News Black Bear within Aomori Prefecture (exact location unknown), Aomori Nov 9, 2025
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A 57-year-old ramen shop employee was attacked by a bear on November 9, 2025; he fought back, striking the bear and throwing it with an 'o-soto-gari' judo throw to repel it. He suffered a fracture around his right flank and facial bleeding; he described the bear as looking like a 'log.'
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
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News
Date & Time
Sunday, November 9, 2025
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within Aomori Prefecture (exact location unknown), Aomori
Coordinates
40.765708, 140.917588
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