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

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

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

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

Bears have been increasingly encroaching into Japan's towns due to factors ranging from a declining human population to ...

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

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

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

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 ...

A bear rampaged through the sushi section of a supermarket in central Japan Tuesday, the latest in a series of attacks that ...

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

This year, the country has seen a record number of lethal bear attacks The Japanese government is planning to hire hunters to ...