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

A man on his way to work at a zoo in Akita City, northern Japan, was injured after being attacked by a bear on Friday.

A village near Kita-Akita and Ani districts close to forests shared by humans and bears, in Akita prefecture, northern Japan.

Bears are becoming a growing problem in some of Japan’s urban areas as they are forced to venture further in search of food ...

With a significant increase in black bear sightings in Japan, collisions between the animal and vehicles or trains have ...

NNN Reporter: It is about 4:30PM. A vehicle believed to be carrying the bear-capture cage has departed from the warehouse.

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 ...

A drone school in northeastern Japan is developing a new system that uses drones and artificial intelligence to identify and automati ...

In a recent attack that alarmed pet owners, a woman in her 70s from a mountainous community in Akita city lost her beloved dog when it was dragged off by a bear.

A drone school in north-eastern Japan is developing a new system that uses drones and artificial intelligence (AI) to ...