When Japanese soldiers arrived in the northern prefecture of Akita on Thursday, they prepared to face a new kind of threat – one with fuzzy ears and up to 220 pounds of mass. This mountainous region ...

TOKYO — The governor of Japan’s Akita, a mountainous northern prefecture, has called for the military’s help to protect residents from an unprecedented wave of bear attacks. “Exhaustion on the ground ...

Japan’s military deployed troops to the country’s mountainous north on Wednesday to help trap bears after an urgent request from local authorities struggling to cope with a wave of attacks. The ...

A regional Japanese official asked the government on Tuesday to send in the military to help deal with a "truly dire" spate of deadly bear attacks. Bears have killed a record 10 people in Japan so far ...

More than 100 attacks, record 12 deaths since April Climate change, rural depopulation to blame, experts say Black bears, common across Japan, can weigh up to 130 kg KAZUNO, Japan, Nov 5 (Reuters) - ...

TOKYO: A regional Japanese official asked the government on Tuesday to send in the military to help deal with a “truly dire” spate of deadly bear attacks. Bears have killed a record 10 people in Japan ...