After centuries of coexistence with humans, Japanese bears, who usually eat plants and insects, have run wild, killing and injuring more people than ever. According to public broadcaster NHK ...

Information on the latest cherry blossom conditions. (The page is in Japanese. Please right click to use your browser’s translation function.) ...

On Wednesday Japan's Environment Ministry says, across the country, 180 people were attacked by bears, five fatally, between April and October this year. This is the worst number ever since the ...

Bears are expanding their habitat into depopulated areas around Japan, posing a threat to the ... was spotted in a residential area in front of JR Rikuzen-Ochiai Station in Sendai’s Aoba Ward ...