A man in his 70s has died after a suspected bear attack while picking mushrooms in a forest in Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan — one of several fatal encounters that pushed 2025 into Japan's deadliest year on record for bear attacks. What Happened The man went into the woods on a Wednesday to harvest mushrooms but failed to return home. After he was reported missing, a … [Read more...] about Elderly Mushroom Picker Dies in Suspected Bear Attack in Japanese Forest