A bear has attacked four people in eastern Japan, leaving an elderly woman with severe injuries. The incident in Fukushima has left the country on edge after a spate of attacks last year led to Japan’s army being dispatched to set traps.

A bear injured four people in a Japanese residential area on Tuesday in the latest case of an attack by the animals in an area of the country where bears have increasingly encroached on the human population in recent years.

The warning signs were there before black bears attacked during two incidents last year, wildlife experts say.

Video shows a young man being chased and then knocked to the ground by a bear outside a workplace in Fukushima, Japan. It’s part of a frightening rise in bear attacks across Japan. NBC News’ Camila Bernal reports on what’s behind the attacks.

A bear has injured four people in a Japanese residential area in the latest case of attacks by the animals in the region.

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A man in his 70s who went missing after heading into woodland to harvest mushrooms in Iwate, Japan, was found dead following a horrifying bear attack

A RUNAWAY bear crisis has sent panic sweeping across Japan after a wave of brutal attacks and sightings forced the closure of nearly 100 schools. In a dramatic escalation, the city of Utsunomiya