Hiroshi Hiyama and Caroline Gardin the sense of fear is palpable in parts of northern Japan, where some locals have fastened bells to their bags hoping the noise will keep bears away, while signs warn ...

A man in his 50s has been hospitalised after a bear attack in Japan’s Fukushima prefecture, the latest in a growing string of ...

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

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.

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

Bear sightings have reportedly become almost a daily occurrence in the mountainous regions, with the creatures being spotted ...

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

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

Hajime Nakae, Japan's leading medical expert in treating bear attack victims, knows all too well the damage that the powerful ...

A man in his 30s was bitten by a bear in a ryokan inn parking lot in Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture, Friday night.

The sense of fear is palpable in parts of northern Japan, where some locals have fastened bells to their bags hoping the ...