As of the end of November, 235 bear attacks had killed 13 people across Japan this year, both the highest figures since ...

A man was attacked by a bear in Japan while using a public toilet, local media reported on Friday, in the latest incident in a spate of record-breaking encounters across the country. The 69-year-old ...

Haruo Ikegami starts each day at dawn. Just as sunlight interrupts the darkness over his small Hokkaido city, the 76-year-old pulls on his rain boots and dons a bright orange jacket. This is his ...

The U.S. State Department is warning Americans in Japan to be alert as bear attacks and sightings rise in parts of the country. Americans should avoid areas where bears are sighted, especially if ...

Japan is reeling from an alarming surge in bear attacks as authorities scrambled to contain near-daily encounters of the animals invading homes, schools and even supermarkets. The latest wave of ...

AKITA, Japan -- It was a crisp autumn morning in the northern Japanese region of Akita, and people were on edge. Commuters -- some wearing bells, some carrying cans of repellent spray -- walked ...