Bear attacks in Japan reach historic levels as poor harvests and shrinking hunter population create wildlife crisis in ...

The Japanese government plans to recruit hunters to cull bears, as anxiety grows in the country over the rise a sharp rise in ...

Fatal bear attacks in Japan have reached a record high this year, according to the Japanese Environment Ministry. Eleven ...

Japan's Environment Ministry says 10 people have died from bear attacks across the nation so far this fiscal year, which ...

With the number of people killed by bears reaching a record nationwide, the defense ministry is preparing to send the ...

In the past six months, there have been four times the number of people killed by bears compared with last year, and the ...

Since April, nine people across Japan have died in bear attacks, the highest toll ever recorded in a single year, according ...

The Japanese government has unveiled plans to recruit hunters to control the bears population, as anxiety grows in the ...

Billy Halloran knows the woods well in Myoko, Japan; he goes there for regular walks, runs, and even raced an ultramarathon through its rugged wilderness. But two weeks ago, he was running for his ...

Japan has seen a marked increase in bear attacks in 2025 — including seven fatal attacks, up from 5 fatal bear deaths in 2024 ...

A series of bear attacks over the past week has put people on edge in northern Japan. Bears attacked two men in separate ...

Additionally, troops will be sent to the Akita Prefecture — an area in northern Japan — to help set traps and dispose of bear ...