The prefectural assembly for Hokkaido in Japan will receive next Wednesday (November 26) a draft document on the likely ...

A painting of a woman standing in the snow by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai fetched 621 million yen ($4.02 ...

A rare low-latitude aurora was observed in parts of Hokkaido on Wednesday night, November 12. RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE TERMS: ...

Experience Japan's fastest bullet train! Travel in first class from Tokyo to Hokkaido on the Shinkansen E5 Hayabusa, reaching ...

Daily reports of bears entering homes and supermarkets are occurring, officials said. Bears have killed at least 13 people ...

Attacks have also taken place in central Japan. Last month, a bear entered a supermarket in Numata city and attacked shoppers ...

Thirteen people have been killed and more than 100 injured since April amid a surge in bear encounters across northern Japan ...

Residents in the northern region of Akita are living in fear after dozens of assaults on humans. Riot police and the army ...

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Across Japan, police officers will be authorised to shoot bears, while more cage traps and electric fences will be set up ...

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