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

Officials set up traps and electric fences after 14 break-ins recored in one town in two weeks, amid fears of a repeat offender ...

The animal "opened the fridge, scattering its content nearby”.

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.

Police and hunters in Utsunomiya, 100km north of the capital, resume their search for animal that is not usually seen so close to Tokyo ...

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A bear entered a Japanese home, opened a refrigerator for food, and left items scattered, adding to recent wildlife concerns.

This marks the latest in a series of such incidents across the country. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Police are seen at a residential area where a bare showed up in Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Kyodo News via ...

Japanese officials hunt bear that broke into elderly couple’s home and raided their fridge - The animal opened the fridge and scattered its contents nearby ...