Bear Attacks

YAMAGATA — A bear entered a hot spring inn and stayed there on Friday in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefe...

Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)—The National Police Agency on Thursday revised the rules of the Nation...

Kyoto City is taking measures, including installing multilingual warning signs for foreign touris...

AKITA — The Akita prefectural government and a Ground Self-Defense Force division signed an agree...

The number of bear sightings nationwide from April to September reached 20,792, the highest for t...

YUZAWA, Akita — A 79-year-old woman was found dead in a mountain forest area in Yuzawa, Akita Pre...

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

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

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

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

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

Due to a deep concern over the frequent occurrence of bears injuring people, the government has e...

Municipalities are moving to increase pay for licensed hunters who capture bears, as attacks by t...

YAMAGATA — A bear entered the indoor practice field of the baseball club at Tokai University Yama...

A man in his 70s was attacked by a bear while walking on a street near the Honna Power Plant in K...