SAPPORO--Increased sightings of brown bears in Hokkaido in winter suggest the animals are awakening earlier from hibernation or not hibernating at all, putting forestry workers in wilderness areas ...
Drastic shifts in animal behavior like the glass eels’ fluctuating migration patterns can often be attributed to significant ...
But it was a lesson he learned in his childhood about the animal’s mouth that saved Harada’s life. The veteran hunter, now 83 and living in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, said human encounters with ...
An icefall festival begins in Kamikawa in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 25, 2025. The annual event, featuring about 30 ...
Hokkaido's Governor Suzuki Naomichi welcomed ... police involvement in cases when humans are in danger, or if an animal enters or becomes trapped inside a building. Some municipalities are using ...