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.

Akita Inus were used for hunting bears in Japan, but in some parts of the US, the American Akita is used for hunting large black and brown/grizzly bears. American Akitas are sometimes used in a ...

The Shiba was bred to hunt small game such as rabbits, while the Akita was bred to hunt brown bears and elk. Shiba Inus are ...

I recently visited Akita Prefecture and toured several sites where bears had been spotted. To my surprise, many areas were far more urban than I’d imagined—it’s no longer the case that bears ...

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.

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 ...