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

Governor of Japan's Akita seeks military help to protect residents from increasing bear attacks. Bear encounters have risen ...

A regional Japanese official asked the government on Tuesday to send in the military to help deal with a "truly ...

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

Ten people have been killed by bears in Japan so far this year.

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Tuesday the Self-Defense Forces plans to offer logistical help to local authorities to counter ...

The governor of Akita Prefecture asked the Defense Ministry on Tuesday to send in Self-Defense Forces personnel to help deal ...

The governor of Akita Prefecture, a mountainous northern region, has called for the military's help to protect residents from an unprecedented wave of bear attacks. "Exhaustion on the ground is ...

A bear wandered into a downtown underground parking lot in Morioka on Oct. 28, prompting a massive police response, while ...

Japan will send in its armed forces to combat a growing population of aggressive bears. Ten people have been killed by the animals since April, surpassing the previous high of six in the fiscal year ...