Location
Description
Around 10:20 on May 4, a bear about 1.0–1.1 m long was sighted near the restaurant grounds in Nakashinden, Haramura (Suwa District), Nagano Prefecture; police and hunters responded. In the afternoon it was immobilized with a dart gun, captured and subsequently euthanized by the village authorities; no injuries or property damage were reported.
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
Monday, May 4, 2026 at 01:20 AM
Address
Hara, Nagano
Coordinates
35.940230, 138.226023
Sources
https://www.shinmai.co.jp/news/article/gf01d7s21satdgtj8agvv... https://www.47news.jp/14249901.html https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/61b7138c0972263a6c5022ad6c... https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/nb-1010038165 https://news.ntv.co.jp/n/tsb/category/society/ts973f6f0d3c08... https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/1039702 https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/63b5dc84aa0e011151e3e8cf5f... https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/3e093780135b306df30fcce3f6... https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/8897315bf98325c2557231fdee... https://www.nbs-tv.co.jp/news/articles/?cid=28017 https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f0e72ee7bbacd8e3687136cb3e...
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