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Description
Around 20:00 on April 21, 2026, a woman driving in Fukushima Town's Shirafu area sighted a cub about 70 cm long; a dashcam recorded the cub crossing National Route 228. The sighting was about 15 meters from a residential area; the town urged residents to put out garbage only on collection days, and noted that fatal bear attacks occurred in July last year and in 2021.
Note: Official sources provide information in Japanese only. This description has been machine translated for your convenience.
Bear Type
Brown Bear
Number of Bears
1
Provider Type
News
Date & Time
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Address
Fukushima, Hokkaido
Coordinates
41.497341, 140.201378
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