New Environment Minister Hirotaka Ishihara called the attacks “a big problem, a serious problem”. Read more at ...

A couple in their 80s was attacked and seriously hurt by a bear outside their home in northeastern Japan on Wednesday, but ...

A couple in their 80s was attacked and seriously hurt by a bear outside their home in northeastern Japan on Wednesday, but the wounds inflicted were not life threatening, local police said. The ...

Bear incidents have been increasing in northern Japan. Between April 2025 and March 2026, seven people were killed, marking ...

Officials in Japan say deaths from bear attacks are ion the rise, partly due to climate change related migration impacts in ...

An ultra marathon runner savagely attacked by a bear in the woods has spoken out about how he survived his terrifying ...

Louis Rees-Zammit is back in the Wales squad after a two-year absence and an attempt to make it in the NFL. The British and Irish Lions winger, who won the last of his 32 caps at the 2023 World Cup, ...

Central Hokkaido deserves a spot on your Japan itinerary—here's where to stay, what to do, and where to eat while you're there.

The appointment of Satsuki Katayama as Japan's next finance minister on Tuesday could give markets cause to pause before ...

Japan's next likely prime minister Sanae Takaichi has finalised a plan to appoint Katayama as finance minister, local media ...

Japan is having its deadliest year ever for bear attacks. Eight people have been killed and 100 injured. Last week, a bear ...

Billy Halloran knows the woods well in Myoko, Japan; he goes there for regular walks, runs, and even raced an ultramarathon ...