Tourist in Japan injured in latest bear attack | International

TOKYO, Oct 6, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A bear attacked a Spanish tourist in a Japanese village popular with visitors, a local official said Monday, days after another mauling left one woman dead and another missing. More and more wild bears have been spotted in Japan in recent years, even in residential areas, due to factors including a declining human population and climate change. The 44-year-old tourist was pounced on from behind as he was walking to a bus stop Sunday in Shirakawa-go, a UN World Heritage site known for its traditional large houses with thatched roofs, village official Kazunari Takashima told AFP. The tourist "was injured with a scratch on his right arm, then he walked to a tourist information...