Bear Attack

Bear Attack

Pictured above is the latest offering from Jacaon: the Life Shield Container. The company also has a nickname for the product, though: the Kumacon, or “bear container.”. Photo: Collected

When bears attack: Japan rolls out Kumacon, the ultimate bear bunker

Designed for a maximum three-day stay, the container comes stocked with essentials, making “bear siege” a surprisingly civilized experience

A brown bear gnaws at the cage it is trapped in in Sunagawa, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan, 16 October 2024. REUTERS/Sakura Murakami/File Photo

No picnic: How to survive a bear encounter in Japan

Keiji Minatoya, 68, a confectionery shop owner who was attacked by a black bear in front of the garage in his backyard on 19 October, 2023, shows the pelt of a black bear inside the garage near where he was mauled, in Kitaakita, Akita Prefecture, Japan 6 November, 2025. REUTERS/Tim Kelly

The roar that haunts him: Japanese bear attack survivor calls for ruthless response

A brown bear gnaws at the cage it is trapped in in Sunagawa, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan, 16 October 2024. REUTERS/Sakura Murakami/File Photo

Japan dispatches troops to help combat deadly wave of bear attacks

Chimbuk Hill area. Photo: TBS

Jhum farmer injured in bear attack in Bandarban

A sign warning hikers about bears at Shiraito Falls, north of the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano prefecture. Photo: Richard A. Brooks / AFP

Japan governor asks for military help against 'dire' bear attacks

The injured woman receives treatment at a clinic in Bandarban. Photo: Collected

Woman injured in bear attack in Bandarban

Photo : Collected

Italy court suspends death order for bear that killed runner

Injured in bear attack: Grandfather, grandson on their way to recovery  

Injured in bear attack: Grandfather, grandson on their way to recovery  

FILE PHOTO: A runner passes a sign warning of the dangers of polar bears on the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, April 24, 2007. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo

Polar bear kills man in Norway's Arctic Svalbard archipelago