Additionally, troops will be sent to the Akita Prefecture — an area in northern Japan — to help set traps and dispose of bear ...

With the number of people killed by bears reaching a record nationwide, the defense ministry is preparing to send the ...

Snow-white fur, ruby-red eyes and a taste that has been part of the culinary landscape in northern Japan's Akita Prefecture ...

Fatal bear attacks in Japan have reached a record high this year, according to the Japanese Environment Ministry. Eleven ...

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The Onomichi Lantern Festival was held in the city of Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on the night of October 18, with about ...

The Akita Prefectural Government in northern Japan has more than doubled the number of employees assigned to deal with bears.

Some day trips from Japan’s third largest city are all about the destination. Others ask travelers to enjoy the journey, as well. A visit to Tomogashima — a group of four uninhabited islands in ...

Thanks to Japan's largest freshwater lake, Shiga Prefecture has long thrived as a production center of persimmon tannin ...

Russian IL-20 Electronic Intelligence aircraft conducted two surveillance flights around Japan in the space of a week, ...

Hunting associations have called for compensation rules and sums to be standardised. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...