TOKYO: Japan is trying to enlist retired police officers to fight bears as the nation battles a record wave of deadly attacks this year, a top official said Friday (Nov 14).Chief Cabinet Secretar ...

Bear sightings and attacks have increased in parts of Japan, especially in municipalities close to or adjacent to populated ...

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The U.S. State Department has warned Americans traveling to Japan to watch their surroundings after more than a dozen people have been killed by bears in the country so far in 2025. Japanese ...

The State Department said U.S. citizens in Japan should exercise increased caution amid a sharp rise in deadly bear attacks.

Japan’s police began a campaign to cull bears after amended rules permitting them the use of rifles to kill the animals took ...

Thirteen people have been killed and more than 100 injured since April amid a surge in bear encounters across northern Japan ...

Dozens of earthquakes struck near Japan on Monday following a cluster of seismic activity that rocked the area over the ...

TOKYO – Tsunami waves up to 20-centimeter high reached the Pacific coast of Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan on Sunday ...

The Japanese weather agency issued a tsunami advisory on Sunday for parts of north-eastern Japan, after a powerful earthquake struck off the ...

A powerful earthquake has rattled northern Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. A tsunami advisory is lifted ...

Northeastern Japan is prone to earthquakes, including a triple disaster of a quake, tsunami and a nuclear meltdown in ...