The numbers were compiled based on reports to police of bear sightings and data submitted from municipal governments.

Since April, a record 12 people have been killed in more than 100 bear encounters in Japan -- an issue so serious the country ...

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

Japan began deploying soldiers on Wednesday to a northern region hit by a spate of deadly bear attacks, which have risen to ...

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

And if a bear-shaped glass doesn’t warm your frothy little heart, Starbucks’ holiday lineup still has plenty to fetch — like ...

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

The threats from bears aren’t only physical. Japan’s NHK news outlet reported that in one recent instance, bears devoured ...

Reports of sometimes deadly encounters with brown bears and Asiatic black bears are being reported almost daily ahead of ...

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

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