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Security Guard Attacked by Bear Amid Rising Encounters

11/28/2025

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A 69-year-old security guard was attacked by a bear in a restroom near JR Numata Station, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, on November 28.
The guard saw the bear before exiting, kicked it, sustained minor abrasions on his right leg, and reported the incident to police shortly after the bear fled.
Experts link rise in bear encounters to food shortages, noting 197 incidents from April–October and a record 219 in fiscal 2023.

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A 69-year-old security guard was attacked by a bear in a restroom near JR Numata Station, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, on November 28.
The guard saw the bear before exiting, kicked it, sustained minor abrasions on his right leg, and reported the incident to police shortly after the bear fled.
Experts link rise in bear encounters to food shortages, noting 197 incidents from April–October and a record 219 in fiscal 2023.