KITA-AKITA, Akita Prefecture—Keiji Minatoya saw part of his own skull reflected back at him in a mirror after he was finally able to escape from a bear mauling him just outside his home. It was two ...

The recent spate of deadly bear attacks across Japan prompted filmmakers to postpone the release of a sometimes stomach-churning movie partly dedicated to the issue. With nine people already killed by ...

HANAMAKI, Iwate -- Two Japanese companies have jointly developed a protective helmet designed to help reduce head and facial ...

A woman was sent to hospital unconscious after an apparent bear attack outside a facility for people with disabilities, police said on Friday. More and more wild bears have been spotted in residential ...

The entrance to the climbing trail on Mount Rausu is seen restricted in Shari, Hokkaido, on Aug. 15, 2025. (Mainichi/Takeshi Honda) SAPPORO -- A man who was killed by a brown bear while climbing a ...

Japanese confectioner Keiji Minatoya's brush with death began when he lifted the shutter of his garage and came face to face with a black bear waiting on the other side. "We locked eyes in silence," ...

A 38-year-old man was killed and three others were believed to have been seriously injured in a bear attack near a village office in northeastern Japan on Friday, local police said. An emergency call ...

Hardly a day goes by in Japan without news of another bear attack, but a problem that’s worrying local residents, tourists and farmers and hampering leisure-related businesses is presenting an ...

A man is recovering after being attacked by a grizzly bear on a rural property near Vanderhoof Monday evening. According to ...

Japan's Environment Ministry says the number of injuries and deaths from bear attacks across the country reached an all-time high in the fiscal year that ended in March 2026. The ministry said 238 ...