HYOGO, May 28, 2026 (News On Japan) –
Two junior highschool college students have been injured after being attacked by a monkey in a residential space of Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on May twenty sixth, as experiences of comparable incidents proceed throughout the town.
At round 4:30 p.m., police obtained a report from a neighborhood resident within the Shikama Ward space of Himeji saying {that a} monkey had appeared in a neighborhood. When officers arrived on the scene, two 12-year-old boys informed police they’d been attacked by the animal. Both suffered minor accidents, together with scratches to their shoulders.
Monkey sightings have been reported repeatedly throughout Himeji since round April, with at the least six folks injured in assaults at 4 totally different areas all through the town. Authorities haven’t confirmed whether or not the incidents contain the identical monkey.
A resident who filmed the animal stated, “There were police officers around it, and it looked frightened. But when it comes close to you, it still feels scary.”
Police are urging residents to not provoke monkeys if encountered and to go away the realm calmly to keep away from additional incidents.
Source: YOMIURI