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Tokyo: A Canadian tourist was injured Friday after a bear attacked her in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, local media reported.
The woman in her 30s was strolling alone at Goshikinuma Ponds, a popular tourist spot in the foothills of Mount Bandai, when the bear scratched her face and right arm at around 3pm local time Friday, Kyodo News reported.
The woman was taken to the hospital after the incident, but her injuries are not life-threatening, the report said.
In recent months, there has been a surge in sightings as bears emerge from hibernation, resulting in a series of bear-related incidents across the country.
On Thursday night, a 73-year-old local woman in Iwate Prefecture, also in northeastern Japan, suffered injuries after being attacked by a bear outside a barn where she had milked some cows.
