The U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Japan released a wildlife alert on Nov. 12, warning Americans visiting northern Japan to ...

Japan is in the midst of a wave of deadly bear attacks with seven people killed and 88 others mauled in the deadliest month ...

Bear sightings and attacks have increased in parts of Japan, especially in municipalities close to or adjacent to populated ...

The State Department said U.S. citizens in Japan should exercise increased caution amid a sharp rise in deadly bear attacks.

A record 13 people have been killed by bears so far this year. Canada, the U.S. and several other nations have issued ...

The endangered eel will be discussed at the forum that regulates the trade of threatened wildlife in Uzbekistan next week.

This video highlights three Japanese species that have begun pushing back against invasive animals threatening their ecosystems. Viewers learn how each native species adapted its behavior to resist or ...

At an eel restaurant near Tokyo, four friends sit down to eat a Japanese delicacy now the subject of a heated international ...

TOKYO – Americans may seem obsessed with animals, with daycare for dogs and TV therapists for cats, not to mention the hours we spend looking at photos of cute critters on the Internet. But it's ...

Tokyo, Japan, 12 October 2010 - TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, has released a report analysing the status of Japan’s trade in wild animal and plant species entitled The State of ...

TOKYO -- An undercover investigation by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Japan has found inadequate management and 137 bacteria species at "wildlife cafes," where visitors can interact with rare ...

Tokyo, Japan, June 2017–Late last month, Japan’s Diet (Parliament) passed revised legislation tightening regulations on domestic wildlife trade, including those governing ivory trade. Under the ...