Death by bear is far more likely in Japan than in North America, if the data are boldly interpreted and a few assumptions ...

Japan faces a deadly surge in bear attacks, prompting the government to deploy army troops as communities struggle with ...

Experts say warmer weather is also affecting the hibernation patterns of bears, which can weigh 1,100 pounds and outrun a ...

Until now, researchers had only uncovered a few tantalizing hints that humans had reached the American continent by this time, with ancient footprints in New Mexico representing t ...

A strong earthquake hit eastern areas of the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido in the early hours of Saturday. The temblor occurred at about 1:40 a.m. at a depth of about 40 km. off the ...

While more evidence is needed to link paleo-Americans to Japan, it is possible that they came by boat instead of crossing the ...