Watch: Man attacked by bear at steel works in Japan

Watch: Man attacked by bear at steel works in Japan Four people have sustained minor to moderate injuries in a bear attack at Fukushima Steel Works in Japan. 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. 5 minutes ago Japan Bears Share Save Watch: Glass doors break as fans scramble to see Pursuit of Jade star Huge crowds formed outside a shopping centre in China to see actor Zhang Linghe. Asia 'I could not see him one last time': A family's grief a year after Air India crash There were 242 people on board the flight on 12 June 2025, and all but one died in the crash. Asia How did tattoo artists become legal in South Korea? The BBC is in Seoul, where tattooist from all over the country have gathered to celebrate their art, following decades of underground work. Asia How did this novel about food win a Booker Prize this year? Taiwan Travelogue is the first novel translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the prestigious award. Asia Watch: Moment rescuers find five people trapped in Laos cave Rescuers in Laos have found five villagers alive inside a flooded cave after they were trapped for a week. Asia Watch: Bridge collapses and car swept away in China river The driver and passengers of the car managed to escape before the bridge gave way in Xiaogan. Asia 'Blistering heat': Indians warned to stay indoors as temperatures soar The BBC's Sumedha Pal described how difficult it was to be standing in the streets of Delhi as temperatures rose to 45C . Asia Moment of gas explosion at China coal mine At least 82 people have been killed and two are missing after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China on Sunday, officials say. Asia BBC at the site of China's worst mining disaster in more than a decade At least 82 people have been killed after a gas explosion at the Liushenyu mine in China. Asia Could a football match soften North Korea-South Korea relations? A North Korean women's football team played in South Korea marking the first time athletes from the North have crossed the border in nearly 8 years. Asia Journalists scramble as gunshots sound in Philippine senate Rounds of gunfire were heard but officials have not revealed who fired the shots. Asia The Kabul rehab centre hit by deadly Pakistani strike Pakistan says it hit 'military and terrorist infrastructure' - but the UN