An epidemic of bear attacks has led authorities in northern Japan to ask for assistance from the Self-Defense Forces.

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

By Tim Kelly and Tom Bateman KITAAKITA, Japan (Reuters) -Japanese confectioner Keiji Minatoya's brush with death began when ...

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

Back on planet Earth, and deep inside a pitch-black, sulfuric cave on the Albanian-Greek border, we reported on a study that ...

KITAAKITA, Japan >> Japanese confectioner Keiji Minatoya’s brush with death began when he lifted the shutter of his garage ...

Chinese embassy urges caution as fatal bear attacks in Japan reach record highs and tourists venture into rural areas.

A steady stream of bear attacks in northeastern Japan is turning some tourists away from the region, hitting local businesses hard ...

FUKUSHIMA – A man in his 50s was attacked by a bear in the town of Aizubange in Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture on the evening ...

Japan for years has had a problem with bear attacks, but lately it’s gotten so bad the military was deployed to help protect ...

A record 13 people have been killed by bears in the country since April. Find out why you must never turn your back on one.