Man's face, arm injured in bear attack at Japanese parking lot

SENDAI, (Japan): A man was attacked by a bear in the parking lot of a clinic in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, on Saturday (Nov 22), according to the prefectural police.

The man, an administrative worker at the clinic in his 70s, received injuries to his face and right arm and has been taken to a local hospital. He was reportedly able to speak.

The prefectural police said two bears were seen in the area and that the man was by himself during the attack.

As the bears have reportedly moved on, the police have called for people in the area to stay on alert. - The Yomiuri Shimbun