GUNMA, Oct 08, 2025 (News On Japan) - A bear entered a supermarket in Numata City, Gunma Prefecture on Tuesday night, attacking two male customers before escaping to the south.
Surveillance footage showed a bear walking through the aisles inside the store, estimated to be an adult about 1.4 meters long. According to police and fire department reports, the incident occurred shortly after 7:30 p.m. at the Fresay Numata Onda supermarket, when an emergency call was made saying “a bear has entered the store and is pinning down a customer.”
The bear attacked two men both inside and outside the store. One man in his seventies suffered injuries to his right arm and back and was taken to hospital, while both victims sustained only minor injuries.
A store employee said the injured customer “seemed to be in shock and was in a panic.”
Police say the bear fled toward the south, and patrols are continuing in the area as authorities remain on alert.
Source: TBS
