News

Troops Deployed To Stop Epidemic of Bear Attacks In Japan

An epidemic of bear attacks has led authorities in northern Japan to ask for assistance from the Self-Defense Forces. By The Associated Press • 1 day ago

A box trap which Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members set up to capture bears in Kazuno, Akita prefecture, northern Japan Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025.

( (Muneyoshi Someya/Kyodo News via AP) )

Authorities in Japan are “desperate” to stop an epidemic of bear attacks.

A surge of bear attacks have terrorized residents in a mountainous region in the northern prefecture of Akita for most of the year.

Reports of sometimes deadly encounters with brown bears and Asiatic black bears are being reported almost daily ahead of hibernation season as the bears forage for food.

See Full Page