Local authorities killed a bear that mauled a supermarket employee in Japan after the bruin emerged from the store following a three-day standoff. On Saturday, a 47-year-old Itoku worker in Akita ...

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.

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—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 ...

Earlier this month, 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 ...

Earlier this month, 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 ...

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.

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 ...

In May, two police officers in northern Akita prefecture were seriously injured by a bear while trying to retrieve a body from the woods after a suspected fatal bear attack. "The bears know humans ...

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 ...

Earlier this month, 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 ...