NHK has learned that a bustling entertainment district in Akita City, northern Japan, in October saw a decline in its number ...

To combat a surge of deadly bear attacks in Akita Prefecture, Ground Self-Defense Force troops on Nov. 5 joined local efforts to prevent further injuries and deaths.

Japan sent troops Wednesday to help contain a wave of bear attacks that have terrorized residents in the northern prefecture ...

Other than dogs, at least 220 people have been attacked by bears since April. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

An epidemic of bear attacks has led authorities in northern Japan to ask for assistance from the Self-Defense Forces.

Authorities concluded that a smaller animal had inflicted the wounds on the body of the woman, who was in her 70s, after her ...

AKITA, Japan >> People painted their faces and wore masks to turn themselves into foxes, then paraded through town Oct. 11 ...

NOSHIRO, Akita — A bear entered the Aeon Noshiro Store in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, on Nov 16 morning. According to the ...

Held in the center of the city of Akita every year from August 3 to 6, the Akita Kantō Matsuri is considered to be one of the four major festivals of the Tōhoku region in northern Japan. The festival ...

Authorities in northeastern Japan issued an “emergency safety alert” to thousands of households in Akita City on July 15 after 24 hours of record shattering rainfall that caused rivers to overflow.