US EditionBear injures two in Japan supermarket, man killed in separate attack
An adult bear about 1.4 meters long entered a supermarket, lightly injuring two men aged 69 and 76 during a 10-15 minute rampage, officials said.
- On Oct 7, a bear wandered into a Numata supermarket and pounced on two male customers aged 69 and 76, lightly injuring them; one was taken to hospital while the bear fled.
- The supermarket is close to mountainous areas and had not seen bears before, officials said, while a bear was sighted earlier about 1.5 km away amid rising sightings linked to declining human population and climate change in Numata City, Gunma Prefecture.
- Video and manager accounts say the bear rampaged through the fish and sushi sections and damaged a glass case.
- Officers using patrol cars warned residents to stay indoors while town officials and a local hunters' association captured two bears near homes that evening.
- Recent separate incidents include a man found dead in northern Iwate, a Spanish tourist attacked at Shirakawa-go, and farmers bitten in Iwate and Akita, while environment ministry national figures report 108 injuries and five deaths.
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AlKhaleej TodayBear chaos in Japan: Supermarket attack injures two, separate mauling leaves one dead
TOKYO, Oct 8 — An agitated bear roamed the aisles of a supermarket in central Japan, injuring two men and frightening shoppers while separately a man was found dead in a suspected mauling, officials and reports said today.More and more wild bears have been spotted in Japan in recent years, even in residential areas, due to factors including a declining human population and climate change.A man was found dead on a mountain today in northern Iwate…
Bear enters Japanese supermarket, pounces on customer, as nationwide toll reaches new high
A bear rampaged through the sushi section of a supermarket in central Japan Tuesday, the latest in a series of attacks that have pushed this year’s death toll to a record high.
A large bear wandered into a supermarket in Numata City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, injuring two male customers before fleeing the store.
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