‘Ninja Bears’ With ‘Taste for Human Flesh’ Terrorize Island, ‘Storing Body Parts’ After Horror Attacks

Japan has a problem with vicious “ninja bears ” that are allegedly developing a taste for human flesh.

Knewz.com has learned of a steadily deteriorating problem with the animals attacking humans and eating cattle.

According to the Japanese daily newspaper, The Sankei Shimbun , one of the most problematic “ninja bears” to plague Japan was a brown bear named Oso18 (“Oso” is short for, Shimo-osotsubetsu, which was his hunting ground, and “18” is the length of his footprints in centimeters).

The animal terrorized areas of Japan's Hokkaido island for four years starting in 2019 and evaded traps set by the authorities, (hence the name “ninja bear”).

During his reign of terror, the beast attacked 66 dairy cows , 32 of which died.

Oso18s trail of carnage was brought to the attention of the authorities who then set up a task force to eliminate the furry menace.

On August 18, 2023, Oso 18 was killed by a hunter, and in an ironic twist of fate, the animal’s carcass was sold into the restaurant industry.

An analysis of DNA samples taken at the time of its death was only able to confirm the downed animal’s identity a year later.

In this context, according to The Sankei Shimbun , the question “That bear didn't attack people, did it?” was tabled.

While the island country’s publication leaves it unanswered, other elements like the UK Sun claim that these “ninja bears” do have an appetite for humans and that they are even hunting them and “storing body parts.”

Another report by Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai ( NHK ), Japan's public broadcasting corporation, indicates that the reign of “ninja bears” is not yet over.

An article published by NHK on May 31, 2024, reported an attack by a black bear in the Gunma Prefecture in central Japan.

In the incident, a couple in their 70s were seriously injured before the animal escaped. Leading up to the violent intrusion, a 74-year-old man heard a noise outside their house and opened the outer door to his bedroom.

It was then that the animal gained entry and attacked the septuagenarian and his 72-year-old wife as she attempted to help him.

As a result, he received scratches to the head and face while his wife sustained a broken arm.

One of their sons who was asleep on the second floor at the time of the attack , told the publication:

“The tatami mats in the bedroom were covered in blood, and when I saw the state of my parents' injuries, I wondered what had happened to them. I was relieved to hear that their lives were not in danger.”

The household is located close to a golf course and mountains, and according to NHK , bears have been sighted in the area previously and caused no alarm–but this has changed.

Testifying to the latter, an unnamed 80-year-old woman said: “I knew that people had seen bears nearby before, but I've never seen one enter a house or injure anyone before, so I'm worried. I have to go to the rice fields every day, but after this happened I'm scared.”

As a result of the attack, a local elementary school issued a safety advisory to parents asking that they collect and deliver the children by car while local police stepped up patrols.