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Increased Japan Bear Sightings Make 80％ of Climbers Nervous to Go Mountain Climbing, Survey Shows

About 80% of mountain climbers said they feel anxious about climbing mountains amid an increasing...

November 3, 2025

Aiming for Safety: Hunting Association Members Train to Take on Bears in Urban Areas

Members of a local hunting association take part in a shooting training session with mock firearm...

November 3, 2025

How to Protect Yourself During Bear Encounters

Bears are appearing more frequently not only in mountain forests, but also in areas where humans ...

November 2, 2025

Where have bears been sighted? Where have bear attacks taken place?

Bear attacks and bear-caused damage to property have been reported across Japan. The Yomiuri Shim...

November 2, 2025

Tsuchiura All Japan Fireworks Competition Celebrates 100 Years; 650,000 Gather in Ibaraki as Teams Chase Prime Minister’s Award

TSUCHIURA, Ibaraki — This year’s Tsuchiura All Japan Fireworks Competition, at which pyrotechnici...

November 2, 2025

5.5 Million Cosmos in Full Bloom in Amagasaki, Hyogo Pref.

AMAGASAKI, Hyogo — Cosmos flowers are now at their peak along the Mukogawa River from Tsunematsu ...

November 2, 2025

Govt Mulls Mandating Mobile Battery Recycling to Retrieve Rare Metals

The government is considering making it mandatory to recycle mobile batteries from fiscal 2026.

November 2, 2025

Japanese Tea Promoted Through Sauna Experience Giving Relaxation to Body, Mind

MITO — In an effort to promote tea leaves, people in tea-producing regions are undertaking variou...

November 2, 2025

Shuri Castle Partially Restored after Fire in 2019

NAHA (Jiji Press) — Six years after a fire, restoration work was nearly completed in July on the ...

November 2, 2025

Man Attacked by Bear While Weeding at Home in Fukushima Pref.

A man in his 80s was attacked by a bear outside his home in Aizubange, Fukushima Prefecture, on S...

November 2, 2025

Japan Overnight Ferries, Buses Serve as Cost-Friendly Alternatives; Operating Companies Step Up PR Amid Growth

With hotel rates increasingly rising, overnight ferries and buses, which depart in the evening an...

November 2, 2025

Tokyo’s Shibuya Crowded with Halloween Visitors on Rainy Night, Police, Ward Officials on Alert

The area around Shibuya Station in Tokyo was crowded with people dressed up in Halloween costumes...

November 1, 2025

Planned Reuse, Disposal of Osaka-Kansai Expo Pavilions Run into Financial, Logistical Challenges

SAKA — Although dismantling work has started at the site of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, which clo...

October 31, 2025

Survey Estimates Annual Damage from Free-Ride Manga Reading on Pirate Sites at ¥8.5 Trillion

Damage estimated at ¥8.5 trillion per year is caused by free-ride reading of Japanese manga and n...

October 31, 2025

School Absenteeism Worsens in Japan; Chronic Absence Nearly Doubles in 5 Years at Elementary, Junior High Schools

A record high of 353,970 elementary and junior high school students were chronically absent durin...

October 31, 2025