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

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.

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

Across Japan, police officers will be authorised to shoot bears, while more cage traps and electric fences will be set up ...

A record 13 deaths have been caused by bears this year between April and Nov. 5, and the country is ramping up efforts to reduce the bear population ...

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TOKYO — Besieged by bears, Japan's north welcomed reinforcements on Wednesday as the military deployed troops to respond to a record wave of attacks. Bears have attacked about 100 people in the ...

Tokyo - Japan's Defense Ministry sent troops on Wednesday to the northern prefecture of Akita to help contain a surge of bear attacks that have horrified residents in the mountainous region. Bears ...