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Bear Injures Four at Fukushima Steel Plant Amid Japan Attacks

6/6/2026

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Four employees were injured when a black bear entered the Fukushima Steel Works compound on June 2.
Security video captured the bear chasing a 20-year-old worker and throwing him to the ground before fleeing an oncoming car.
Since early April, bear incidents have injured 23 people across nine Japanese prefectures.
The Environment Ministry said three recent bear-injury victims have died, raising the 2025 fatality total to 13.

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Four employees were injured when a black bear entered the Fukushima Steel Works compound on June 2.
Security video captured the bear chasing a 20-year-old worker and throwing him to the ground before fleeing an oncoming car.
Since early April, bear incidents have injured 23 people across nine Japanese prefectures.
The Environment Ministry said three recent bear-injury victims have died, raising the 2025 fatality total to 13.