Japan has seen a marked increase in bear attacks in 2025 — including seven fatal attacks, up from 5 fatal bear deaths in 2024 ...

Billy Halloran knows the woods well in Myoko, Japan; he goes there for regular walks, runs, and even raced an ultramarathon ...

Experts say warmer weather is also affecting the hibernation patterns of bears, which can weigh 1,100 pounds and outrun a ...

Japan is experiencing an unprecedented bear problem. According to the nation’s Ministry of the Environment, the furry ...

Seven people have died since April this year - the highest number since figures started being recorded in 2006, officials say ...

When Billy Halloran set out on a training run in the forest surrounding Myoko, a mountain town in central Japan, one morning ...

As Japan faces rising human-bear encounters, an animal trapped in a grocery store injured two men, while a separate reported ...

A Kiwi living in Japan had his arm broken and calf muscles punctured when he was attacked by a bear in the foothills of Myoko ...

A bear rampaged through the sushi section of a supermarket in central Japan Tuesday, the latest in a series of attacks that ...

A New Zealand man living in Japan has revealed the moment his arm was ‘snapped off’ in a gruesome bear attack.