Japanese confectioner Keiji Minatoya's brush with death began when he lifted the shutter of his garage and came face to face with a black bear waiting on the other side.

When Japanese soldiers arrived in the northern prefecture of Akita on Thursday, they prepared to face a new kind of threat – one with fuzzy ears and up to 220 pounds of mass.

Troops from the country's Self Defense Force arrived in the northern Akita Prefecture on Wednesday to combat a crisis that ...

Japan’s Defense Ministry is sending troops to the northern prefecture of Akita to help contain a surge of bear attacks that ...

Japan's defence ministry dispatched troops on Wednesday to the northern prefecture of Akita to help contain a surge of bear ...

Japan's military deployed troops to the country's mountainous north on Wednesday to help trap bears after an urgent request ...

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Japan sends troops to northern towns to trap bears after 12 deaths and over 100 attacks, as sightings hit record highs.

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Japan sends in troops after ‘daily’ bear attacks threaten schools and tourist spots - Bear attacks have left 12 people dead ...

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