July 14, 2026
SHIZUKUISHI – A 70-year-old man made an emergency call on Saturday, reporting that a bear had entered the sunken floor area of his house in the town of Shizukuishi, Iwate Prefecture.
The bear fled, and neither the man nor his family were injured, but a window next to the entrance was broken.
According to the Iwate Prefectural Police, the bear was likely an adult and is believed to have broken the window to enter. This marks the fourth time a bear has entered this residence in seven days.
Authorities believe it may be the same bear.
The bear ate cat food and pickled turnips on two separate occasions on June 5 and ate snacks in the kitchen on Friday.
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The prefectural government and the town have installed an electric fence around the house and set up a box trap in an attempt to capture the bear.
A bear has also been spotted entering two neighboring houses.