A legendary brown bear in Japan that earned the nickname "Ninja" because of its ability to elude authorities after attacking livestock was killed by hunters. The bear, which was officially named ...

TOKYO -- Japan may have Asia's first case of mad cow disease, the government said Monday, citing tainted feed from Europe as a possible cause. Initial tests on the brain of a cow in Chiba prefecture ...

In repose to the confirmation of a second case of BSE in Japan on Wednesday, the agriculture ministry attempted to allay consumer fears by pledging to slaughter and incinerate 5,100 cows that may have ...

Japan’s misfortunes with “mad cow” disease have led to a lucrative contract for a Bay Area biotech company. Hercules, Calif.-based Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. makes kits that identify mad cow ...

Most of us already know that Kobe beef is seriously expensive, but what details make this ultra-spendy protein both beloved and a serious dent in the budget?

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) -- Japanese scientists met with U.S. agriculture officials Monday about the investigation into mad cow disease, as more cows from a Washington state dairy farm were killed.

TOKYO — With a second case of “mad cow” disease confirmed in Japan, the government said Thursday it will slaughter and incinerate 5,100 cows that may have been fed ground animal parts. The Agriculture ...