Bear attacks are spiking in Japan, with a record 13 deaths this fiscal year alone. Hunters in Akita Prefecture are now ...

The troops ‘will not actually shoot any bears since they are not trained to fire hunting rifles for the purpose of culling ...

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

TOKYO: Japan will allow riot police to shoot bears with rifles in a revision of its strict gun laws announced on Thursday (Nov 6) as authorities battle a record number of fatal attacks.Bears have kill ...

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

Japan's National Police Agency on Thursday amended rules to allow police officers to use rifles to cull bears, in response to a recent surge in bear attacks on humans. Until now, the regulations for ...

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

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

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

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

Japan’s Defense Ministry have sent troops to the northern prefecture of Akita to help contain a surge of bear attacks that ...