One Japanese city is taking no chances after a series of bear sightings this week, closing nearly 100 schools as officials scour the town, and as attacks take place elsewhere in the country.

Police and hunters in Utsunomiya, 100km north of the capital, resume their search for animal that is not usually seen so close to Tokyo ...

A bear that roamed the streets of a Japanese city for four days, forcing mass school closures, was caught on Tuesday, capping a search involving dozens of hunters and police. Terrified families in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One Japanese city took no chances after a series of bear sightings this week, closing nearly 100 schools as officials scoured the ...

The bear had roamed the streets of Utsunomiya for four days, forcing the closure of all primary and middle schools in the city.