Bears scaring off school, other events in Japan
World 17:20 05/11/2025TOKYO -- Amid a recent spate of bear attacks on people, a variety of outdoor events, including school marathons, have been canceled across Japan since October because of reported sightings of the animal in the vicinity.
Tokushima firm develops bear repellent spray
World 16:41 04/11/2025Anan, Tokushima Pref. -- As the number of fatalities from bear attacks in Japan rises to a record high this fiscal year, a company, based in Anan, Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, has developed a bear repellent spray in the hope of allowing humans and bears to coexist.
SDF to help Akita prefecture prevent bear attacks
World 17:16 28/10/2025TOKYO -- Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Tuesday that his ministry would send Self-Defense Forces personnel to Akita Prefecture within the day to discuss measures to prevent bear attacks.
Japan city of Sendai shoots bear under revised law
World 18:36 16/10/2025Sendai, Miyagi Pref. -- The northeastern Japanese city of Sendai has shot dead a bear under a revised law that allows municipal governments to decide whether to shoot the animals in urban areas.
Bear attacks claim record 7 lives in Japan so far in FY 2025
World 16:57 15/10/2025TOKYO -- Japan has recorded seven bear-related deaths so far in fiscal 2025, which started in April, the highest since records began in fiscal 2006, the Environment Ministry said on Wednesday, with most attacks occurring in northeastern regions and the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido.
Big news: Annual eating contest roars to life in Fat Bear Week
World 16:00 25/09/2025Americans exhausted by the firehose of news in 2025 were being offered a brief respite Wednesday, as Fat Bear Week got under way in Alaska.
Japan insurer to launch policy linked to bear culling
World 15:49 18/07/2025TOKYO -- Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. said Thursday that it will sell to local governments a policy to cover property damage caused by bullets fired during wild bear extermination.
Int’l, Vietnamese stars join hands for bear protection campaign
Travel 15:46 26/05/2022The campaign was launched on Wednesday and aims to protect bears from being held in captivity
Two jailed for illicitly raising sun bear cub in northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 12:38 26/11/2021The two were sentenced to one year in jail each
Vietnamese man fined nearly $30,500 for trading endangered bear’s limbs
Vietnam News 12:46 09/06/2021The limbs were cut from a domestic bear that had died
Meet Vietnam’s 'Jungle Nanny'
In-Depth 18:44 19/02/2021Located in Dong Nai Province’s Cat Tien National Park is a special sanctuary – a safe refuge for bears who spent much of their lives in tiny cages.
Vietnam police check alleged illegal bear farm on tip-off, find only chickens
Vietnam News 15:57 18/10/2018It was ten days after receiving the tip-off that officers decided to raid the facility
