Bear attacks in Japan have hit a record high, with 13 deaths and more than 220 injuries recorded between April 2025 and March 2026. It is a sharp increase from the same period the previous year, when ...

Bears killed 13 people in Japan last year, as a lack of forest foods increased conflicts. Yet some say the country’s controversial cull could threaten the endangered species ...

Japan's bid to make people safer from bears has put the animals at risk on an unprecedented scale. After a record year of attacks in 2024—more than 230 people injured and 13 killed—the government ...

To combat a surge of deadly bear attacks in Akita Prefecture, Ground Self-Defense Force troops on Nov. 5 joined local efforts ...

Japan culled more than 14,000 bears after record attacks, but six people have died this year, raising fears the controversial strategy is failing.

Over the past few decades, the bear population in Japan has skyrocketed. As a result, there has been a surge in bear attacks, ...

A surge in bear attacks has reshaped daily life in many parts of Japan this year. Winter would normally spell an end to the ...

Country sees rise in bear attacks, with 6 people killed and at least 55 injured across 17 prefectures since April 1 | Anadolu ...

Japan’s Defense Ministry have sent troops to the northern prefecture of Akita to help contain a surge of bear attacks that ...

A bear injured four people in a Japanese residential area on Tuesday in the latest case of an attack by the animals in an ...

A warning for black bears has been active in the area since April 20 ...

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