A popular tourist attraction in Japan known as the "rabbit island" is seeing a surge in predators. Tourist food leftovers are drawing rats, crows, and wild boars from neighboring islands. The 900 ...

The discovery in a polluted, touristy river is a shining example of wildlife’s resilience—but also raises concerns about their survival. The Dotonbori River runs through Osaka’s tourism center. Lined ...

Japan is planning to send in its army to help fight bears after a spate of killings by the wild beasts. Some 73 people have ...

Four separate incidents on a beach in Fukui prefecture on July 16 echo a string of attacks in the same region last year that may have been perpetrated by a single Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin. When ...

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Tuesday the Self-Defense Forces plans to offer logistical help to local authorities to ...

The recent spate of deadly bear attacks across Japan prompted filmmakers to postpone the release of a sometimes ...

Reports of unusual animal behaviour have dominated recent headlines, from fatal bear attacks in Japan to escaped laboratory ...