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 ...

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 10 people have died from bear attacks across the nation so far this fiscal year, which ...

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.

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.

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

The troops will provide logistical support, such as setting up box traps and transporting bears that have been euthanised.

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 ...

Japanese Self-Defense Forces (SDF) will assist local authorities in northeastern Japan in combating a surge in bear attacks ...