Overview
- A Russian man in his 30s suffered serious arm and facial injuries and was airlifted to a hospital, where he was conscious.
- Police said the attack was reported by a 119 call on a forest road near the Okutama town border in western Tokyo.
- Members of the local hunters' association and the Ome police station patrolled the area but did not locate the bear.
- The town installed a capture cage near the site as part of efforts to catch the animal.
- Officials, citing about 40 bear sightings since April, are urging hikers to carry bells after noting the victim did not have one.