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Mother bear attacks car on road in Hokkaido, Japan
Original: Watch: Mother bear attacks car on road in Japan https://www. upi.com/Odd_News/2026/10/02/ja pan-brown-bear-attacks-car-H
A mother brown bear attacked a car on a road in Japan's Hokkaido prefecture, and local police shared the driver's dashboard camera footage of the encounter. The video shows the bear charging and striking the vehicle. The incident is drawing attention amid growing encounters between bears and people in Japan.
Why now: Bear encounters with humans have been increasing in Japan, making dramatic footage of an attack striking and alarming to viewers.
Evidence
- Watch: Mother bear attacks car on road in Japan https://www. upi.com/Odd_News/2026/10/02/ja pan-brown-bear-attacks-car-Hokkaido-Japan/2111790954207/ Police in Japan's Hokkaido prefecture shared dashboard camera captured by a driver whose car was attacked by a mother bear on a… · MillMessenger@journa.host · 2
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