Japanese Akita dogs are large, powerful dogs with much substance and dignity. Their proud head carriage and stance is ...

TOKYO, Oct 27 (Reuters) – The governor of Japan’s Akita, a mountainous northern prefecture, has called for the military’s help to protect residents from an unprecedented wave of bear attacks.

When Japanese soldiers arrived in the northern prefecture of Akita on Thursday, they prepared to face a new kind of threat – one with fuzzy ears and up to 220 pounds of mass. This mountainous region ...

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 ...

AKITA, Japan -- It was a crisp autumn morning in the northern Japanese region of Akita, and people were on edge. Commuters -- some wearing bells, some carrying cans of repellent spray -- walked ...

With the number of people killed by bears reaching a record nationwide, the defense ministry is preparing to send the military to one badly hit area to set traps. By Javier C. Hernández and Kiuko ...