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 using “Monster Wolf” robots with lights, sounds, and motion sensors to deter bears as attacks and sightings reach ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

A Russian man was mauled by a bear on a trail near the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo over the weekend ...

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