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 ...

In Japan, few people typically own guns, and the process to qualify for a license to hunt the animals takes time and effort.

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.

Police in Japan can from Thursday use rifles to shoot bears after strict gun laws were revised to help authorities battle a spate of fatal attacks. A record 13 people have been killed by the animals ...

Amended rules took effect on Thursday permitting police officers in Japan to use rifles to kill bears, in response to a ...

Japan's National Police Agency has decided to send officers equipped with rifles to Iwate and Akita prefectures to help ...