Bear attacks in Japan reach historic levels as poor harvests and shrinking hunter population create wildlife crisis in ...

The Japanese government plans to recruit hunters to cull bears, as anxiety grows in the country over the rise a sharp rise in ...

A Spanish tourist was attacked by a bear in broad daylight while walking to a bus stop in Shirakawa, a village in Japan's ...

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

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

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

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In the past six months, there have been four times the number of people killed by bears compared with last year, and the Japanese government wants to hire hunters to help cull the animals.

Japan has seen a record number of bear attacks this year Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024, and was previously an entertainment ...

The Japanese government has announced plans to hire hunters to stop a recent rise in bear attacks in the country.