In a recent attack that alarmed pet owners, a woman in her 70s from a mountainous community in Akita city lost her beloved ...

AKITA - A bear entered a shopping mall of retail giant Aeon Co. in Akita Prefecture on Sunday, prompting staff to barricade the animal before authorities arrived to kill it. The incident took place ...

TOKYO, Oct 27 (Reuters) – The governor of Japan’s Akita, a mountainous northern prefecture, has called for the military’s help to protect residents from an unprecedented wave of bear attacks.

With so many dogs looking for homes, shelters everywhere are at capacity, so there's never been a better time to consider fostering or adopting one in need. Despite what some might think, these are ...