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

The expected appointment of Satsuki Katayama as Japan's next finance minister could give markets cause to rethink pushing the ...

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 ...

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

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

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

As Japan faces rising human-bear encounters, an animal trapped in a grocery store injured two men, while a separate reported ...

A New Zealand runner narrowly escaped a bear attack in Japan's Myoko forests, sustaining severe injuries during a terrifying ...

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

A bear remains holed up in a house in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, after biting its resident a day earlier.