Japan for years has had a problem with bear attacks, but lately it’s gotten so bad the military was deployed to help protect ...

A gunshot rang out on a recent morning in a meadow in northern Japan. The brown bear slumped in the cage, watched by a ...

The killing spree taking place in rural Kazuno and surrounding areas in northern Japan is as chilling as it is unprecedented.

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

Japan says it is dispatching its military after a spate of bear attacks, including one that left a woman dead last week. It ...

Japan deployed troops to the country's rugged north on Wednesday to help trap bears after local authorities said besieged communities were ...

The defence ministry and Akita prefecture’s government signed an agreement on the troop dispatch on Wednesday afternoon, ...

Troops from the country's Self Defense Force arrived in the northern Akita Prefecture on Wednesday to combat a crisis that ...

A spate of fatal bear attacks across Japan has dominated local news for weeks, prompting the government to send soldiers to ...

Japan has deployed military personnel to the northern prefecture of Akita following a significant increase in bear attacks ...