A bear entered a supermarket in Numata, north of Tokyo and lightly injured two customers – Copyright AFP BASHAR TALEB An agitated bear roamed the aisles of a ...

Fatal maulings in the last three months have jumped fivefold compared to last year, according to government data.

One Japanese city is taking no chances after a series of bear sightings this week, closing nearly 100 schools as officials scour the town, and as attacks take place elsewhere in the country.

Japan confirmed Friday the first fatal bear attack of 2026 after a record 13 deaths last year, with reports pointing to a jump in sightings as the animals emerge hungry from hibernation. A spate of ...

The bears are in the streets. They are on the sidewalks of rural roads. They are on airport runways. And they are attacking humans in record numbers, according to a flurry of warnings from the ...