Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has pledged measures to protect people amid a rising number of bear attacks.

By Tim Kelly and Tom Bateman KITAAKITA, Japan (Reuters) -Japanese confectioner Keiji Minatoya's brush with death began when ...

Yamato Transport has started providing delivery drivers in some regions with bear repellant spray. Read more at ...

As bear attacks continue to occur in Japan, strict safety measures are being implemented even in early-morning newspaper ...

Kenta Suzuki in an Instagram post last month. It’s a national problem, fueled by the climate crisis and habitat ...

Japan is experiencing its deadliest surge in bear attacks, with over 100 people harmed and 12 fatalities since April, mainly ...

Following a rise in wildlife attack incidents across Japan, including fatal bear attacks and wild boar sightings near major ...

Japan for years has had a problem with bear attacks, but lately it’s gotten so bad the military was deployed to help protect ...

TOKYO: Japan will allow riot police to shoot bears with rifles in a revision of its strict gun laws announced on Thursday (Nov 6) as authorities battle a record number of fatal attacks.Bears have kill ...

Japan’s military deploys to Akita to set bear traps after over 100 attacks and a record 12 deaths; sightings surge 6x as bears enter towns.

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In the northern Japanese region of Akita Prefecture, a spike in bear-human encounters has ended with a sharp response from ...