An agitated bear roamed the aisles of a supermarket in central Japan, injuring two men and frightening shoppers, while separately a man was found dead in a suspected mauling. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/japan/bear-attack-in-supermarket/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #bears #iwate #gifu #gunma #supermarkets
A bear attacked has a Spanish tourist in a village popular with visitors, a local official has said, days after another mauling left one woman dead and another missing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/japan/bear-attack-tourist-shirakawago/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #bears #animals #shirakawago #gifu #tourism
With its thatched roofs and picturesque surroundings, Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture ranked top in Asia and ninth worldwide in a list compiled and curated by Unforgettable Travel Company and Forbes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/japan/gifu-shirakawago-ranked-most-beautiful-village-in-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shirakawago #gifu #tourism
A former mayor in Japan who resigned over 99 sexual harassment allegations has been elected as a town councilor, sparking anger and shock online. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/09/japan/politics/gifu-mayor-harassment-councilor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #hideokojima #gifu #sexualharassment
Saitama police have arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of luring and abducting a high school girl, who was found dead in Aokigahara Jukai forest in Yamanashi Prefecture near Mount Fuji. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/23/japan/crime-legal/gifu-man-arrest-girl-death/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #yamanashi #saitama #gifu #aokigaharajukai