Bears have been increasingly encroaching into Japan's towns due to factors ranging from a declining human population to ...

The seventh bear-related death recorded in Japan this year was a man, estimated to be in his 70s, who was reportedly picking ...

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Japan’s new environment minister vowed tougher measures on Wednesday after bear attacks in the country killed a record nine people this year.

Experts say warmer weather is also affecting the hibernation patterns of bears, which can weigh 1,100 pounds and outrun a ...

Japan has reported an outbreak of severe bird flu on an egg farm in the northern part of the country, the World Organisation ...

An undercover investigation by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Japan has found inadequate management and 137 bacteria ...

Japanese beetles strike fear into any gardener's heart, but the University of Minnesota may have found a surprising solution ...

SAKURA, Japan (Reuters) - With animal feed and fertilizer prices at record highs, Japan's food recycling industry is seeing greater demand than ever before for pellets for pigs and poultry made from ...

"The Adventures of Milo and Otis," a Japanese film released in 1986, was one of the first (and only) hit films to feature an entirely live animal cast. "The mixture of realism and fantasy lends this ...

Each year, monks from Shinguji, a temple in the town of Yao, Osaka Prefecture that was founded in the late 17th century, hold a massive funeral service. Last year’s ceremony was to celebrate and put ...