Japan deploys troops to trap bears after record wave of attacks and deaths

Japan deployed troops to the country's rugged north on Wednesday to help trap bears after local authorities said besieged ...

Japan sends troops to combat wave of deadly bear attacks

Following a spike in bear sightings and fatal attacks across Japan, the military was called in to help trap bears as local ...

Japan battles surge of bear attacks in homes, schools and supermarkets

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

The roar that haunts him: Japanese bear attack survivor calls for ruthless response

Japanese confectioner Keiji Minatoya's brush with death began when he lifted the shutter of his garage and came face to face ...

‘One bite, my arm was done’: Alarming spike in bear attacks in Japan

Japan has sent troops to its rugged north to help trap bears an unprecedented wave of frightening attacks sweeping rural ...

Retired cops and soldiers called on to cull bears

THE country is trying to enlist retired police officers to fight bears as the nation battles a record wave of deadly attacks ...
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Hikers injured while fighting off bear, troopers say

SEWARD, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) - A pair of hikers in Alaska were injured while fighting off a bear, according to Alaska State Troopers. The man and woman told troopers they were finishing up a hike ...

Japan deploys troops to combat record wave of deadly bear attacks

Troops from the country's Self Defense Force arrived in the northern Akita Prefecture on Wednesday to combat a crisis that ...

Japan sends troops to combat deadly wave of bear attacks

Troops will help transport, set and inspect the box traps used to capture the bears, not the culling. Read more at ...

Japan deploys troops to help combat deadly wave of bear attacks

The defence ministry and Akita prefecture’s government signed an agreement on the troop dispatch on Wednesday afternoon, ...