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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan's Iwate Prefecture at 5:03 p.m. local time on Sunday.