A man was attacked by a bear in Japan while using a public toilet, local media reported on Friday, in the latest incident in ...

Across Japan, a record 220 people have been injured in bear attacks since April, according to public broadcaster NHK. Thirteen have died, including seven last month - a peak time when bears forage ...

SHIRAKAWA, Japan >> Shiroki Mitsunari does not remember seeing bears in the picturesque Japanese mountain village of ...

Kyoto has installed multilingual signs across the city to warn residents and tourists about bears amid a sharp rise in ...

Participants are seen rethatching the roof of a "gassho"-style house at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Shirakawa-go in a communal tradition known as "yui," in Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture, on May 13, ...

This general view shows the “Gassho-Zukuri” village houses lit up in the snow-covered Shirakawa-go in Gifu prefecture, central Japan on January 15, 2023. FILE PHOTO/Agence France-Presse TOKYO — A bear ...

SHIRAKAWA, Gifu -- The UNESCO World Heritage settlement of traditional "gassho" houses with steeply angled thatched roofs in the central Japan village of Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture, was lit up on Jan.

The economic toll of strained diplomatic ties between China and Japan is looming over Japan's retail and tourism sectors, ...

Step into a storybook: Shirakawa-go’s iconic gassho-zukuri houses and scenic mountains make it Asia’s most beautiful village. When most travelers plan a trip to Japan, the usual hotspots—Tokyo’s ...

Shirakawa-go in Gifu prefecture is known for its scenic views and gassho-zukuri farmhouses with thatched roofs designed to withstand heavy snow. This beautifully preserved traditional village and ...