Shiroki Mitsunari does not remember seeing bears in the picturesque Japanese mountain village of Shirakawa when he was a ...

The State Department said U.S. citizens in Japan should exercise increased caution amid a sharp rise in deadly bear attacks.

Chinese embassy urges caution as fatal bear attacks in Japan reach record highs and tourists venture into rural areas.

Four bears were killed in Japan on Monday as the country steps up a culling campaign amid a surge in attacks. This year has ...

There has been a rise in bear attacks in Japan and we'll tell you what the government is doing to solve the problem.

Attacks have also taken place in central Japan. Last month, a bear entered a supermarket in Numata city and attacked shoppers ...

Japan deployed troops to the country's rugged north on Wednesday to help trap bears after local authorities said besieged ...

Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are prompting young women to leave rural areas like this for opportunities ...

A social entrepreneur is reviving Wakasa’s historic Kumagawa Juku in Fukui Prefecture through heritage lodgings, local cuisine and sustainable tourism. Japan faces a declining population, and a ...

Akita Prefecture has Japan's most aged population, lowest birthrate and fastest declining population. Rigid gender roles are prompting young women to leave rural areas like this for opportunities ...

More than 100 attacks, record 12 deaths since AprilClimate change, rural depopulation to blame, experts sayBlack bears, ...