Residents in the northern region of Akita are living in fear after dozens of assaults on humans. Riot police and the army ...
The U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Japan released a wildlife alert on Nov. 12, warning Americans visiting northern Japan to ...
A record 13 people have been killed by bears so far this year. Canada, the U.S. and several other nations have issued ...
NHK has learned that a Japanese research institute believes the wild bear population in Akita Prefecture may be growing as a ...
A scene straight out of a movie. For several months, Japan has been facing an unprecedented bear invasion. Usually confined ...
A wave of bear attacks in Japan has resulted in the country's military deploying troops to try to help local authorities combat the ongoing issue. Since April, there have been more than 100 bear ...
Japan is in the midst of a wave of deadly bear attacks with seven people killed and 88 others mauled in the deadliest month ...
The Defense Ministry and Akita prefecture signed an agreement Wednesday to deploy soldiers who will set box traps with food, ...
Authorities concluded that a smaller animal had inflicted the wounds on the body of the woman, who was in her 70s, after her ...
NOSHIRO, Akita — A bear entered the Aeon Noshiro Store in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, on Nov 16 morning. According to the ...