In 2025, bears killed more than a dozen people in the country and injured more than 200 others. That’s way up from the ...

Easy food options in the abandoned orchards of Japan’s “ghost villages” are driving encounters with bears, scientists have found in a new study that upends previous beliefs about bear attacks in the ...

A dangerous rise in confrontations between wild bears and humans is causing widespread concern across Japan, compelling the government to call on its military for assistance. Authorities are now ...

The United States has issued a warning to travelers regarding a slew of recent bear attacks in Northern Japan. On November 12, the U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Japan published a “Wildlife Alert” ...

Visitors take souvenir photos next to a bear warning sign at Shirakawa-go, a popular tourist spot and one of Japan’s UNESCO World Heritage sites, in Shirakawa village, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Bear ...

A sightseeing spot in this western Japan city known for its oriental paperbrush and fringed iris plants will remain closed ...

TOKYO — Japan deployed troops Wednesday to help contain a surge of bear attacks that have terrorized residents in a mountainous region in the northern prefecture of Akita. Reports of sometimes deadly ...

The incident happened north of Tokyo in the early hours of Friday, Nov. 28, according to local media outlets Kirsty Hatcher is an Associate Editor on the People.com Morning Team. She has been working ...

Since Japan recorded a spike in deadly bear attacks, Koji Suzuki has struggled to keep up with booming demand for grilled cuts of the animal at his restaurant. Cooked on a stone slate -- or in a hot ...