{
  "id": 17339221,
  "title": "Video shows tranquilizer failing to subdue bear in Japan factory rampage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/video-shows-tranquilizer-failing-to-subdue-bear-in-japan-factory",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T04:23:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20261031/p2g/00m/0na/010000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A video has surfaced showing an attempt to tranquilize a bear that had gone on a rampage inside a factory in Fukushima, Japan. Footage from June 2 obtained by Kyodo News depicts city officials trying to control the animal, resorting to tranquilizer darts due to the presence of flammable materials in the facility. Employees, including licensed hunters, drove a vehicle into the building in the hope of capturing the bear. When a horn was honked, a 1-meter long bear emerged from behind cover and charged towards the vehicle. Despite being shot and struck in the rear with a tranquilizer dart, the bear displayed no signs of being subdued and became agitated, standing on its hind legs and pounding against the car. Earlier that day, drone footage captured the bear running around the factory premises. Although authorities set up box traps, the bear managed to escape from the factory on the evening of June 3, 33 hours after the hunting operation started. Mochizuki, an associate professor at Fukushima University specializing in wildlife management, noted that bears shed their coats ahead of summer, making their fur very thick. This thickness could have prevented the needle from penetrating properly during the tranquilization process. The operation at a factory filled with machinery and hazardous materials was described as unprecedented by Mochizuki.",
  "summary": "FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Footage released earlier this month by a northeastern Japanese city showing tranquilizer darts failing to stop a bear as it rampa",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Lucknow triple murder: Video shows accused shooting father and son at close range",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/lucknow-triple-murder-video-shows-accused-shooting-father-and-son-at",
        "published": "2026-10-31T05:12:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}