The Akita is one of Seven Breeds designated as a National Monument in his native country of Japan. Bred as a versatile hunting dog in the rugged mountains of Northern Japan, the breed is a ...

Claw marks remain on his face and back to this day. In the last fiscal year alone, there were 70 victims of bear attacks reported in Akita Prefecture, including Minatoya. It was said that a lack ...

In the latest incident, police received an emergency call early Saturday that a bear had wounded a 47-year-old man in a supermarket in Akita, on Japan's main island of Honshu. Japan Today reported ...

The bear wandered into the store in Akita City on Saturday and attacked a 47-year-old employee, who sustained a minor head injury, police said. It was two more days before authorities were able to ...

After the attack, the bear remained inside the supermarket, located in the center of Akita city in the northeastern Tokohu region of Japan. A minitruck carrying a bear which was trapped and killed ...

A bear that attacked a supermarket employee in the city of Akita on Saturday and remained inside the store over the weekend was captured in a box trap on Monday, police said. Authorities are now ...

The bear had to be killed as it had already badly mauled one person ... this crap all the time like the villagers -and now big town dwellers- in places like Akita do. In an unarmed society, those ...

The bear, which measured about 3 feet in length, was caught by authorities at the store in the Akita prefecture on the morning of Monday, Dec. 2, after a box trap sensor was triggered, according ...

Some dog breeds are so irresistibly fluffy and cuddly that they closely resemble living teddy bears. The Chow Chow, an ...