TOKYO - Japan's cabinet approved a bill Friday allowing hunters to shoot bears in populated areas at their own discretion ...

The Ezo deer is a subspecies of Japanese deer that inhabits only Hokkaido. It is larger than the Japanese deer found in ...

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The revised wildlife protection and management law allows 'emergency shootings' following complaints that hunters were ...

A tour agency in Sapporo, Hokkaido - one of the world's snowiest cities - has introduced snow shoveling as an activity.

Pine Mountain’s record-holders are back. Austria’s Clemens Aigner and Jonas Schuster, along with Markus Eisenbichler of Germany, can all lay claim to the best rides in Giant Pine’s storied history.

After the amended law is enacted, brown and black bears will be designated as 'dangerous animals' along with wild boars under ...

While shopping and historic palaces continue to draw crowds, an increasing number of tourists are seeking unique experiences, ...

Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has sent an invitation to the Vietnam Olympic Committee ...

After almost three decades in operation, Cebu Pacific has become an LCC that contributes significantly to the Philippines’ ...

Residents in the north are sheltering from deep snow up to the rooftops in some areas after a two-week whiteout.