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 ...

Residents in the northern region of Akita are living in fear after dozens of assaults on humans. Riot police and the army ...

The State Department said U.S. citizens in Japan should exercise increased caution amid a sharp rise in deadly bear attacks.

Its shifting nature, as well as the ever-changing demographics of potential victims, make it hard for authorities to crack ...

Japan’s new government should make the promotion of human rights central to its foreign policy, Human Rights Watch said in a ...

The impact is especially pronounced in Japan, which the United Nations has classified as a " super-aged" society —meaning at ...