Overview

• A mushroom-foraging group in Kurihara, Miyagi, found Shimizu Harue, 75, fatally injured from blood loss, and police are on a third day of searching for another woman in her 70s.
• A Spanish tourist in his 40s suffered minor arm injuries after a presumed young bear attacked him inside the Shirakawa-go World Heritage village in Gifu; the village closed the promenade to the viewpoint and posted warnings.
• A brown bear was spotted in the garden of a residence in central Esashi, Hokkaido, and left toward nearby scrub, according to police.
• Regional outlets highlight additional recent bear reports in Hokkaido, reinforcing concerns over elevated autumn activity near towns and tourist areas.
• Separately, the town of Shiriuchi, Hokkaido, announced a personnel demotion effective Oct. 6 for a section chief arrested in late September over an attempted voyeurism case, with further discipline under review.