Japan's new Environment Minister Hirotaka Ishihara called the bear attacks "a big problem, a serious problem".

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 ...

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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 ...

Katsumi Sasazaki, a highly respected professional wrestling referee in Japan, was been killed in a bear attack ...

Japan has seen a marked increase in bear attacks in 2025 — including seven fatal attacks, up from 5 fatal bear deaths in 2024 ...