With the number of people killed by bears reaching a record nationwide, the defense ministry is preparing to send the ...

Since April, nine people across Japan have died in bear attacks, the highest toll ever recorded in a single year, according ...

Japan's Environment Ministry says 10 people have died from bear attacks across the nation so far this fiscal year, which ...

A Japanese governor on Tuesday called for help from the military to deal with a spate of "truly dire" deadly bear attacks, ...

Bears have been increasingly encroaching into Japan's towns due to factors ranging from a declining human population to ...

Japan's Environment Ministry says a record 11 people have been killed in bear attacks across Japan since the start of this ...

The governor of a northern Japanese province is appealing for military intervention after a spate of deadly bear attacks.

Two bear attacks left one person dead and four injured on Friday in Japan, officials said. In one mauling in Akita region, ...

Japan has seen a marked increase in bear attacks in 2025 — including seven fatal attacks, up from 5 fatal bear deaths in 2024 ...

The governor of Akita prefecture pleaded for help after a bear killed one person and injured three other people amid a record number of attacks across the country this year.

Billy Halloran knows the woods well in Myoko, Japan; he goes there for regular walks, runs, and even raced an ultramarathon through its rugged wilderness. But two weeks ago, he was running for his ...

As Japan faces rising human-bear encounters, an animal trapped in a grocery store injured two men, while a separate reported ...