Residents in the northern region of Akita are living in fear after dozens of assaults on humans. Riot police and the army ...

As bear attacks hit a record high in Japan, the northern prefecture of Akita has deployed drones in its quest to ward off ...

Japan is in the midst of a wave of deadly bear attacks with seven people killed and 88 others mauled in the deadliest month ...

Bears in Japan have killed at least 13 people and injured more than 180 this year, prompting foreign governments to issue ...

As deadly bear attack numbers surge in Japan’s northern villages and resort towns, the country is scrambling to contain the ...

Thirteen people have been killed and more than 100 injured since April amid a surge in bear encounters across northern Japan ...

In October alone, the number reached 88, more than double the 39 recorded in September. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

The U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Japan released a wildlife alert on Nov. 12, warning Americans visiting northern Japan to ...

Attacks have also taken place in central Japan. Last month, a bear entered a supermarket in Numata city and attacked shoppers ...

NHK has learned that a Japanese research institute believes the wild bear population in Akita Prefecture may be growing as a result of good beechnut yields becoming more frequent in recent years. The ...

The Defense Ministry and Akita prefecture signed an agreement Wednesday to deploy soldiers who will set box traps with food, transport local hunters and help dispose of dead bears. Officials say the ...