Japan’s nature researchers, hunters and trail runners reflect on how a spike in bear activity affects their professions and ...

A research team at Sophia University in Tokyo has released an online "Bear Encounter AI Prediction Map" that estimates the likelihood of human-bear contact in 19 regions, aiming to reduce the ...

Shiroki Mitsunari does not remember seeing bears in the picturesque Japanese mountain village of Shirakawa when he was a ...

At around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, police on patrol spotted two bears at the foot of a persimmon tree in a residential area of ...

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

The Japanese government has drawn up a package of measures to deal with bears, amid a rise in attacks by the animals ...

Lafayette College hosted its second annual Girl Scout Badge Day on Sunday, a highly anticipated event that involved cookies, ...

Responses to bears have reached “state of emergency” levels. The US Embassy in Japan is also urging caution. S/ Tamura Ayano, Reporter / The embassy is warning Americans in Japan to stay alert for ...

The government on Friday compiled an emergency bear attack prevention plan, which further emphasized actively reducing the ...

The Japanese government on Friday beefed up existing measures against bears in response to a recent surge in attacks on ...

The government compiled a countermeasure package on Friday to strengthen preparations for taking bears.