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

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

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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 ...

Experts say warmer weather is also affecting the hibernation patterns of bears, which can weigh 1,100 pounds and outrun a ...

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The figures do not include a suspected bear attack involving a 60-year-old hot spring worker who went missing on Thursday ...

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 ...

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