Akita Prefecture's online map consolidates reports of sightings and incidents while the city of Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture ...

Bear attacks on humans are increasing at an unprecedented rate, with 54 incidents reported nationwide in the four months to July, according to the environment ministry. The figure so far is the ...

Until bears settle in for the winter, people should remain vigilant on roads, even in urban areas, following a record number of bear sightings in Japan earlier this year. Conventional wisdom suggests ...

However, amid an increase in bear sightings and reports of bear attacks, that 30-year conservation policy is now in jeopardy.

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(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Until bears settle in for the winter, people should remain vigilant on roads, even in urban areas, following a record number of bear sightings in Japan earlier this year.