Japan's Environment Ministry says 88 people were attacked by bears across the nation in October alone, with seven of the victims dying. That's the worst figure for any month in the past decade.

Japan has deployed troops to help contain a surge of bear attacks that have terrorized residents in a mountainous region in ...

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By prefecture, Akita had the highest number of casualties during the April-October period, with 56, including three fatalities.

In October alone, the number reached 88, more than double the 39 recorded in September. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

Bear sightings and attacks have increased in parts of Japan, especially in municipalities close to or adjacent to populated ...

Amid reports of consecutive human casualties due to wild bear sightings across various regions in Japan, authorities have resorted to shooting a bear that appeared in a large shopping mall in a city ...

A woman was found dead in a rice field of a suspected bear attack in Akita Prefecture on Sunday while a bear made its way ...

An unprecedented number of bear attacks have been taking place this year in Japan, with the situation having gotten so bad that mail deliveries are potentially going to be disrupted and even the ...

ISTANBUL (AA) - A bear that entered a mall in Japan's northeastern Akita prefecture on Sunday was killed by the authorities, ...

Public approval for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet has climbed to 69.9%, marking a 5.5-point increase from ...