Japan's cabinet approved a bill Friday allowing hunters to shoot bears in populated areas at their own discretion after human ...

The Japanese government will now allow hunters to shoot bears in populated areas after dangerous human encounters with the wild animals hit record levels. The revised wildlife protection and ...

Bear attacks on humans are increasing at an unprecedented rate, with 54 incidents reported nationwide in the four months to July, according to the environment ministry. The figure so far is the ...

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

Japan’s Cabinet yesterday approved a bill that would allow hunters to shoot bears in populated areas at their own discretion ...

After the amended law is enacted, brown and black bears will be designated as 'dangerous animals' along with wild boars under a government ordinance.

Japan’s cabinet approved a bill today allowing hunters to shoot bears in populated areas at their own discretion after human encounters with the wild animals hit record levels. Across the ...

Japan's cabinet approved a bill Friday allowing hunters to shoot bears in populated areas at their own discretion after human encounters with the wild animals hit record levels. Across the country ...

In December, a bear rampaged through a supermarket in northern Japan for two days before being lured out with food coated in honey. It wounded a 47-year-old man before shoppers were evacuated and ...