Governor of Japan's Akita seeks military help to protect residents from increasing bear attacks. Bear encounters have risen ...

A Japanese governor called for help from the military to deal with a spate of deadly bear attacks, which have risen to record ...

Bears have been increasingly encroaching into Japan's towns due to factors ranging from a declining human population to ...

In Japan's Akita Prefecture, Governor Kenta Suzuki is seeking military assistance to handle an unprecedented surge in bear attacks. The region is facing a concerning increase in bear encounters ...

A record number of fatal attacks has prompted one regional leader to call for more help in dealing with the problem.

A regional Japanese official asked the government on Tuesday to send in the military to help deal with a "truly dire" spate ...

The governor of the northern Japanese Akita prefecture on Tuesday appealed for military help to deal with a surge of bear ...

The governor of Akita prefecture in Japan has requested military assistance following a spike in bear attacks. With exhaustion reaching critical levels among locals, Governor Kenta Suzuki announced ...

A surge in bear attacks has pushed Japan's Akita prefecture to consider an unusual step: calling in the military to cull bears. Gov. Kenta Suzuki announced on social media that he plans to request ...

Two incidents today in two different parts of the country resulted in one person dead and four injured. Climate change and ...

JAPAN has become the world’s bear attack capital after a record number of fatal encounters which have left humans savaged and ...