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

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

Japan is experiencing an unprecedented bear problem. According to the nation’s Ministry of the Environment, the furry ...

A New Zealand man living in Japan has revealed the moment his arm was ‘snapped off’ in a gruesome bear attack.

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

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

A bear rampaged through the sushi section of a supermarket in central Japan Tuesday, the latest in a series of attacks that ...

Seven people have died since April this year - the highest number since figures started being recorded in 2006, officials say ...

Two bear attacks occurred in the same Japanese town on Saturday amid a rising number of incidents involving the animals.

Japan will take tougher measures to control its population of bears, its environment minister said Friday after recent record ...

Bears have killed a record number of people in Japan this year, the environment ministry said on Thursday just as another ...

When Billy Halloran set out on a training run in the forest surrounding Myoko, a mountain town in central Japan, one morning ...