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The Gunma Prefectural Government Office said a bear attacked two men in a supermarket in Numata City on Oct. 7. Both of them sustained non-life-threatening injuries

In a separate incident, a man was found deceased on a mountain on Wednesday, Oct. 8, in Iwate Prefecture from a possible bear attack, said authorities

The increase in bear attacks have been attributed to the effects of climate change on the bears' food sources

Authorities in Japan said a bear injured two people in a supermarket, while a man was killed in a separate suspected attack.

According to the Gunma Prefectural Government Office , the attack in a supermarket occurred around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 7, in Numata City.

“A bear entered a supermarket, injuring one man, and another man was attacked and i

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