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Police and fire department officials rushed to a residential area in the Sasakino district of the city after receiving an emergency call from the steel works, saying multiple employees had been attacked by a bear. Security camera footage shows a black bear chasing an employee near the entrance to the compound, knocking them to the ground, before running towards a building. As of Tuesday evening, the bear had still not been caught by authorities, and was thought to be hiding inside a building somewhere on the premises. Two types of bear are found in Japan - Asian black bears, and bigger brown bears which are found on the island of Hokkaido. In 2025, the number of people killed by bears in the country reached a record high. ShareSaveWatch: Glass doors break as fans scramble to see Pursuit of Jade starHuge crowds formed outside a shopping centre in China to see actor Zhang Linghe. 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