The U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Japan released a wildlife alert on Nov. 12, warning Americans visiting northern Japan to ...

Japan is in the midst of a wave of deadly bear attacks with seven people killed and 88 others mauled in the deadliest month ...

The United States has issued a warning to travelers regarding a slew of recent bear attacks in Northern Japan.

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

The world's top wildlife trade body voted Thursday to effectively ban all international trade in the critically endangered ...

At an eel restaurant near Tokyo, four friends sit down to eat a Japanese delicacy now the subject of a heated international ...

Tokyo, Japan, 12 October 2010 - TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, has released a report analysing the status of Japan’s trade in wild animal and plant species entitled The State of ...

The world's top wildlife trade body rejected new protections for eels on Thursday in a secret ballot at talks in Uzbekistan. The proposal had been fiercely opposed by top eel consumers, particularly ...

Look, we all know otters are cute as heck, with their big eyes and sharp little teeth. But just because an animal is cute does not mean you should bring it home with you. Unfortunately, this fact ...

Tokyo, Japan, June 2017–Late last month, Japan’s Diet (Parliament) passed revised legislation tightening regulations on domestic wildlife trade, including those governing ivory trade. Under the ...