Japan is facing a record surge in bear sightings and attacks as expanding woodlands blur the line between wilderness and ...

A recent spate of bear attacks in Japan has prompted some businesses to take action. Leading convenience-store chain Lawson ...

There have been reports of people attacked by bears day after day. It is likely that the burden is growing heavier on municipal government employees and police officers who are tasked with maintaining ...

One video apparently shows a news program reporting about a wild bear sighting in a city. Other videos show an old woman ...

TOKYO - Five people were attacked by bears in three Japanese prefectures on Sunday, but none suffered life-threatening ...

Japanese authorities have warned residents to prepare for bear encounters after a surge in attacks led the government to ...

Bear sightings are becoming more frequent in northern Japan, and the animals' encroachment on human territory is having ...

Japanese confectioner Keiji Minatoya, who was attacked by a bear in 2023, told Reuters news agency that he thinks authorities ...

Japanese confectioner Keiji Minatoya's brush with death began when he lifted the shutter of his garage and came face to face ...

A bear was culled after it holed itself up inside a hot spring inn in Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan on Friday (November 7) ...

When in the woods people are advised to make noise, to attach bells to bags, and not to hike alone -- especially at dusk and dawn.