Japan saw a surge in bear sightings and attacks in 2025, with over 170 reported casualties nationwide between April and October 22. Northern regions, in particular, experienced a high number of bear-related incidents.
On Japanese X (formerly Twitter), a lawyer sparked a massive debate after an article he wrote for a news website went viral. His bold claim? That "bears can be taken down with a bayonet." Naturally, netizens were quick to question his sanity, wondering, "What on earth are you even talking about?" However, the tide turned dramatically when curious users dug into his background, revealing him to be a bona fide "human weapon" — and the internet went wild.
The lawyer in question is Arinobu Goryoda, and once his resume hit the web, people were floored. "This isn't just any ordinary guy!" many exclaimed. Goryoda served in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, where he achieved "Physical Fitness Test Level 1" certification. He's a graduate of the elite "Ranger" unit, known for its extreme training, and even served as a jumpmaster in the "1st Airborne Brigade."
But wait, there's more! He also graduated from the Keio University Faculty of Law and passed the notoriously difficult bar exam to become a lawyer. In other words, he's not just a legal eagle; he's an elite among elites when it comes to physical prowess and combat skills in the Self-Defense Force.
Netizens were left speechless: "If *this* guy says 'you can take down a bear with a bayonet,' I believe him. Because he actually *could*." "He's like a 'physical monster who also happened to become a lawyer' level!" "This dude sounds like Saichi Sugimoto (from 'Golden Kamuy'), it's insane that he's a lawyer!"
Many users jokingly retorted, "You can't use a superhero as the standard for ordinary people!" and "This is like a University of Tokyo medical student saying, 'This problem is easy.' How are normal people supposed to learn that?" Someone else pointed out, "His argument is theoretically sound, but in reality, most people would freeze up at the sight of a bear."
Another netizen quipped, "His 'you can handle it with a bayonet' sounds just like a skilled craftsman laughing and saying, 'It's super easy~'" Others added, "Even within the Self-Defense Force, only a tiny fraction of elites could take on a bear like that; it doesn't mean average soldiers can do it." Some even recalled a 2023 incident in Hokkaido where a firefighter reportedly killed a bear with a 5cm knife, suggesting that "theoretically, it's not impossible, but very few people could actually pull it off."
The entire saga blew up across the Japanese internet, with netizens dubbing the lawyer "the modern-day Saichi Sugimoto," a "monster of both brains and brawn," and someone "who got too many skill points from heaven." But the consensus was almost unanimous: "Theoretically, *you* can do it, but *we* can't. Please don't teach everyone to do this."
via： togetter