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

Man mauled by bear in Japan while using public toilet - Security guard survives attack with minor injuries after fighting off ...

Japan’s police began a campaign to cull bears after amended rules permitting them the use of rifles to kill the animals took effect on Thursday amid near-daily attacks. Japan is reeling from an ...

Japan has deployed troops to help contain a surge of bear attacks that have terrorized residents in a mountainous region in the northern prefecture of Akita ...

When Japanese soldiers arrived in the northern prefecture of Akita on Thursday, they prepared to face a new kind of threat – one with fuzzy ears and up to 220 pounds of mass.

This is Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture.S/ Reporter / We can see police officers wearing helmets. One has a shield in his ...

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