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In the 1950s, when they were discovered, the Ushikawa fossils were identified as parts of a human humerus (upper arm bone) and femur (leg bone), believed to be over 20,000 years old ...

The number of bear sightings in cities across Japan has been on the rise over the past several years as food scarcity for the animal worsens. But more recently, the bears are getting closer to ...

An Oma Pacific bluefin tuna, weighing 608 pounds, sold at Tokyo’s Toyosu Market. It’s one of the most expensive tuna fish to ...

According to a study, what scientists thought were the oldest human fossils found in Japan are actually the bones of a brown bear.

SENDAI, Japan -- Wildlife such as deer and boars are increasingly damaging crops in the Tohoku region on the north of Japan's main island, while human encounters with bears -- including attacks by ...

TOKYO, Japan — A man in rural Japan found a bear snuggled up in his living room, local media reported Tuesday, as the government prepares to relax laws on shooting the fearsome creatures.

TOKYO – A man in rural Japan found a bear snuggled up in his living room, local media reported on Dec 24, as the government prepares to relax laws on shooting the fearsome creatures. Reports ...

NAGOYA -- What were until now thought to be the oldest human fossils found in Japan, known as the "Ushikawa man," are actually the bones of a bear, researchers recently announced. The fossilized ...