Body found after bear attack, possibly Japan's 1st such death this year

The body of a woman was found in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate on Tuesday after a police officer was injured in a bear attack nearby, police said.If confirmed as a fatal bear attack, it would be the first such death in Japan since Nov. 3 in Yuzawa, in neighboring Akita Prefecture, according to the Environment Ministry.Thirteen people were killed by bears in Japan in the whole of 2025. Between July and October, five people were killed in bear attacks in Iwate, four of them in October alone, ministry data showed.The 56-year-old police officer encountered a bear at a stream in Shi…READ FULL ARTICLE