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A spate of bear attacks across Japan has seen local authorities pushed to drastic measures, including calling in the army and drones ...

Residents in the northern region of Akita are living in fear after dozens of assaults on humans. Riot police and the army have been sent to help. Traditional hunters, known as matagi, roam the forests ...

A woman in her 70s, who is the owner of the Shiba Inu dog, witnessed the incident on her premises in Shimokitate, Akita City and called the police. According to local police, upon hearing her dog ...

Tokyo - Japan's Defense Ministry sent troops on Wednesday to the northern prefecture of Akita to help contain a surge of bear attacks that have horrified residents in the mountainous region. Bears ...

Japan deployed troops to the country's rugged north on Wednesday to help trap bears after local authorities said besieged communities were struggling to cope with an unprecedented wave of attacks. The ...

TOKYO — Besieged by bears, Japan's north welcomed reinforcements on Wednesday as the military deployed troops to respond to a record wave of attacks. Bears have attacked about 100 people in the ...

Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force were dispatched to Akita Prefecture to assist with bear control on Wednesday — although they are not permitted to cull the bears — as the number of attacks and ...

The Akita Prefectural Government in northern Japan has more than doubled the number of employees assigned to deal with bears. This comes after a spate of attacks on humans. Between April and Wednesday ...

Japan's Akita prefecture, a mountainous northern region, is grappling with an unprecedented surge in bear attacks, prompting its governor to seek military intervention. Governor Kenta Suzuki expressed ...

Akita Prefecture is considering asking for the deployment of Self-Defense Forces troops following a spate of bear attacks across the prefecture, Gov. Kenta Suzuki said on Sunday. In a social media ...