Fatal maulings in the last three months have jumped fivefold compared to last year, according to government data.

Japan is using “Monster Wolf” robots with lights, sounds, and motion sensors to deter bears as attacks and sightings reach record levels.

The bear sightings had forced the closure of all 94 public primary and middle schools in a city just north of Tokyo.

Japanese officials contending with an increasingly aggressive bear population are leaning heavily on a creative solution to stop attacks before they begin. No, it's not a seasonal Spirit Halloween ...

Japanese authorities have sedated and captured a black bear, days after it was spotted roaming around a city near Tokyo. A ...

Amid record numbers of bear attacks on humans, a Japanese firm that produces "robot wolf" wildlife repellers is facing unprecedented demand. In the first few months of the year, it received orders for ...

A Japanese manufacturer of animatronic wolves designed to scare off wild animals is being swamped with orders as the East Asian country grapples with rising bear attacks. Ohta Seiki, a company based ...