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

The governor of a northern region of Japan says authorities were getting "desperate" due to a lack of manpower amid daily ...

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 ...

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

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

Troops will set traps and assist local hunters but won't use firearms. Over 100 people have been injured and at least 12 ...

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

Japan has deployed troops to help counter a surge of bear attacks that have terrified residents in a mountainous region in the northern prefecture of Akita. In the last seven months, at least 12 ...