A bear entered a shopping mall of retail giant Aeon Co. in Akita Prefecture on Sunday (Nov 16), prompting staff to barricade ...

A bear was culled after it entered a commercial building in Japan's northeastern prefecture of Akita on Sunday. Police say no ...

Japan’s police began a campaign to cull bears after amended rules permitting them the use of rifles to kill the animals took ...

Frightening news came out of Japan this week when it was revealed that the military has been directed to help people in the ...

NHK has learned that a Japanese research institute believes the wild bear population in Akita Prefecture may be growing as a ...

The Defense Ministry and Akita prefecture signed an agreement Wednesday to deploy soldiers who will set box traps with food, ...

Attacks have also taken place in central Japan. Last month, a bear entered a supermarket in Numata city and attacked shoppers, according to NHK. While nobody was killed, police officials said some ...

Daily reports of bears entering homes and supermarkets are occurring, officials said. Bears have killed at least 13 people ...

Japan is using its military to counter a surge of bear attacks that have terrorized the country in recent months.

The National Police Agency is deploying armed riot police units to Akita and Iwate prefectures to assist with this year’s ...

TOKYO, Nov 3, (Xinhua): Two men were injured in separate bear attacks in Japan's Akita Prefecture as bear encounters ...