By MAKI HOSHII/ Staff Writer
October 8, 2025 at 16:08 JST
The store manager said he was unhurt although he was grabbed by the bear by the right arm. (Ayano Nakazawa)
NUMATA, Gunma Prefecture—Two male shoppers were injured when they were attacked by a bear that lumbered into a grocery store near a railway station here on Oct. 7.
The bear, about 1.4 meters in length, ran off to the south from the store.
A witness called police around 7:30 p.m. to report that a bear was on top of a person at the Fressay Numata Onda supermarket here.
According to police and firefighters, one of the victims, who is in his 70s, was taken to a hospital in Numata after sustaining scratch-like injuries across both arms.
“I heard a noise and turned around to find a bear,” the man was quoted as telling the fire department. “I am not sure if it was a full-grown bear or a cub, but it looked like a cub.”
Although he was wearing a long-sleeved shirt, the sleeves were torn and blood was seeping through.
The supermarket is about two kilometers north of JR Numata Station.
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