Body of suspected bear attack victim found on mountain in Japan as deadly encounters continue
- Updated on: June 30, 2026 / 6:17 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google Japanese police are investigating another suspected fatal bear attack, a local official told AFP on Tuesday, as the number of such deaths remains unusually high.
- Bear attacks have been on the rise in Japan in recent years, something scientists attribute to a spike in the animals' population and a declining number of people in rural areas.
- Authorities in northern Aomori prefecture said on Monday that a man found dead on a mountain that day may have been attacked by a bear.
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- Updated on: June 30, 2026 / 6:17 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google Japanese police are investigating another suspected fatal bear attack, a local official told AFP on Tuesday, as the number of such deaths remains unusually high.
- Bear attacks have been on the rise in Japan in recent years, something scientists attribute to a spike in the animals' population and a declining number of people in rural areas.
- Authorities in northern Aomori prefecture said on Monday that a man found dead on a mountain that day may have been attacked by a bear.
Sources: CBS News