Overview
- A JR East employee reported a bear around 2:15 p.m., and station staff evacuated people and contained the animal inside a depot.
- Police, Shinjo City officials and local hunting-association members captured the bear with a box trap at about 4 p.m.
- JR East canceled one northbound Yamagata Shinkansen service between Shinjo and Yamagata, affecting roughly 130 passengers.
- The captured bear measured about 50 centimeters and was believed to be the same animal seen near the station around noon.
- Authorities confirmed no injuries or damage to trains or other vehicles, and the depot is located east of the station area near Shinjo City Hall.