News Black Bear Numata City, Gunma Dec 1, 2025

Description

At the public restroom in front of JR Numata Station, a roughly 1–1.5 m bear lunged at a security guard (69), scratching his right leg and causing minor injuries. The victim said this was his second encounter this year; about a month earlier a bear also entered a supermarket in the city and injured shoppers.

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

Summary

A security guard was scratched and lightly injured by a bear inside a public restroom in front of JR Numata Station. The victim described the confrontation and said it was a repeat encounter. About a month earlier a bear had entered a supermarket in the city and injured shoppers, indicating continued bear appearances in Numata.

Bear Type

Black Bear

Number of Bears

1

Provider Type

News

Date & Time

Monday, December 1, 2025

Address

Coordinates

36.646154, 139.044170

Sources