TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government approved Friday a bill to allow municipalities to authorize "emergency shootings" by ...

OTSUCHI, Iwate Prefecture—A frail aging Asian black bear that fell into the ocean here drew cheers of encouragement and raised safety concerns before leading police and hunters on a daylong search.

A research team from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology has successfully captured footage of an Asian black bear attacking a live deer caught in a trap — marking the first such ...

Standing in a small clearing, deep in the Northwoods of Minnesota, I was telling the participants in my black bear photo workshop some of the more interesting natural history facts about the ...

Japanese authorities have warned residents Saturday ... It remains unclear if he died due to a bear attack. The officers are in serious condition, though not life-threatening, reports said.