Experts said climate change and shifting populations could explain the uptick in attacks Alamy Japan has seen a marked increase in bear attacks this year — including seven fatal animal attacks, up ...

The death of a 55-year-old woman in Japan last month marked the country's first fatal bear attack of 2026 ...

Japan is in the midst of a wave of deadly bear attacks, with seven people killed and 88 others mauled in the deadliest month for such incidents in the nation’s history, according to reports. The Land ...

Japan confirmed the first fatal bear attack of 2026 after a record 13 deaths last year.

A bear rampaged through the sushi section of a supermarket in central Japan Tuesday, the latest in a series of attacks that have pushed this year’s death toll to a record high. Two customers, ages 69 ...

A police officer in Shiwa, Japan, was injured by a bear during a search for a missing person, after which a woman’s body was found nearby. Authorities have not yet confirmed the cause of death, but if ...

Bears have killed a record number of people in Japan this year, the environment ministry said on Thursday, as another possible victim was reported missing. Bears hungry because of shortages of food ...

The watch of a Japanese hiker killed by a bear has revealed harrowing details about his last moments, including that the animal returned to his body the next day, a newspaper report said. The hiker's ...

KITAAKITA, Japan >> Japanese confectioner Keiji Minatoya’s brush with death began when he lifted the shutter of his garage and came face to face with a black bear waiting on the other side. “We locked ...