Employees at a supermarket in Akita, Japan, were forced to evacuate when an Asian bear entered the store. The animal attacked a 47-year-old deli worker, injuring him on the head and face.

AKITA—A bizarre standoff between police and a marauding bear holed up in a supermarket here finally ended with the animal’s capture on Dec. 2, two days after it broke in and mauled an employee.

AKITA—Multiple people were attacked by bears in Akita Prefecture on Oct. 9, including four who were mauled in a quiet neighborhood of the prefectural capital. Between 9 and 9:30 that morning ...

In the early morning of May 24, a 68-year-old woman was attacked by a 1-meter-long bear in a mountainous forest area in Akita Prefecture, northern Japan. She sustained injuries to her face and arms.

Earlier in December, a bear rampaged through a supermarket in northern Akita region for two days before being lured out with food coated in honey. It wounded a 47-year-old-man in the supermarket ...

Asiatic black bears are classed as internationally vulnerable. Japan says it limits numbers that can be hunted. Run by local restaurant Soba Goro, the machine in Semboku in northern Akita ...

On Thursday morning, a bear broke into an auto repair shop in the town of Niidafukimicho, Akita Prefecture. Police had set up a box trap with honey and rice bran to entice the bear, but the ...

Bear attacks in Japan are on the rise, with the number of incidents reaching a record high for the period from April to July this year. Amid the escalating cases, the environmental ministry is ...