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Japan: Bear rampage injures 4 in Fukushima

Japan: Bear rampage injures 4 in Fukushima June 2, 2026A rampage by a black bear wounded four people in Japan's northeastern city of Fukushima on Tuesday, according to authorities and media reports. The bear first injured two employees at the Fukushima Steel Works company, with the local police and fire department being deployed to the scene of the attack. Authorities had received a call from the company that "employees had been bitten."

Deutsche Welle 7d ago

'Extremely intelligent' bear that can open windows attacks four in Japan

'Extremely intelligent' bear that can open windows attacks four in Japan Hunters and police in Fukushima, Japan are searching for a bear that attacked four people and escaped capture by unlocking a window after turning of a tap to have a drink A bear that can open windows and use taps is on the loose after attacking four people in Japan. The "extremely intelligent" creature is on the loose in Fukushima, Japan where police and hunters are trying to locate it after rampaging through an office...

Daily Mirror 4d ago

Bear goes on rampage in Japan, injuring four people

Bear goes on rampage in Japan, injuring four people The bear was first spotted at a car parts factory in Fukushima, prompting an emergency call. A bear attack left four people injured in two factories and a residential area in northern Japan's Fukushima on Tuesday (Jun 2), police and media reports said. A record 13 people were killed by bears in Japan last year, and there has been a jump in sightings as the animals emerge hungry from hibernation.

Channel News Asia 7d ago

Bear injures four in residential area of Japan as annual number of attacks rises

Japan's Environment Ministry said 13 people were killed in more than 230 bear attacks in 2025, exceeding the number of fatalities and attacks in any preceding year. A bear injured four people in a residential area of Japan on Tuesday in the latest case of an attack by the animals in an area of the country where bears have increasingly encroached on the human population in recent years. Police and fire department officials rushed to the scene in the Sasakino district of Fukushima in...

Euronews 7d ago

Japan's bear attacks broke records in 2025. Will this year be worse?

Japan's bear attacks are breaking records and spilling into big cities Wed 10 Jun 2026 at 2:10pm The bear was far from the wilderness when it crossed paths with a man in a parking lot and leapt on him. Japan's latest bear attack injured four people last week and unfolded partly within view of a CCTV camera at a Fukushima steelworks.

ABC Australia 3h ago

Bear opens window in factory escape, Japanese police say

The bear had earlier attacked four people in an industrial part of Fukushima, in Japan's north-east.

BBC News 5d ago

Moment bear chases and attacks workers in Japan

Moment bear chases and attacks workers in Japan Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: CCTV footage captured a bear chasing and attacking a worker outside a factory in Fukushima. Four people were injured as the animal wandered through a residential area, prompting a large-scale response by police and emergency services.

Euronews 7d ago

‘Extremely intelligent’ Japanese bear that attacked four people still at large, police say

Bear believed to have unlatched and opened a locked window, and was seen turning on and drinking from a tapPolice and hunters in Fukushima, Japan were searching for an “extremely intelligent” bear which, after attacking four people, apparently evaded capture by unlocking a window from the inside. The one-metre-long bear was seen drinking from a tap and showed no reaction when struck by a tranquilliser dart. On Wednesday, the bear was filmed on CCTV chasing and then mauling an employee in a...

The Guardian UK 5d ago

Bear captured in Japan after multi-day search as attacks rise

A bear that roamed the streets of a Japanese city for four days, forcing mass school closures, was caught on June 9, capping a search involving dozens of hunters and police. Bear attacks have been on the rise in Japan. Last week, a bear attack in the northeastern city of Fukushima left at least four people injured, and authorities failed at capturing it.

France 24 16h ago

Japan proposes rebuilding ageing nuclear plants to meet power demand

Japan proposes rebuilding ageing nuclear plants to meet power demand TOKYO, June 5 : Japan needs to rebuild between two and five ageing nuclear reactors by the 2040s and as many as 11 to 14 by the 2050s to secure stable power supply, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in a policy proposal on Friday. The proposal, outlined at a meeting on nuclear policy, reflects a shift towards greater reliance on atomic energy to help meet rising power demand and reduce costly fuel imports....

Channel News Asia 5d ago