A large sign that reads “yamakujira,” Japanese slang for wild boar, is depicted on the left side of his work called “Bikunihashi Bridge in the Snow.” In the Ryogoku district of the capital ...

Hirano entered one such area and said, “The land is now abandoned and has become a bedding ground for wild boars.” He walked on the muddy ground glistening with morning dew, through Japanese ...

The groups also called for action on eight other issues, including bolstered regulations covering animal performances, ending ...

Japan's cabinet approved a bill Friday allowing ... Currently, shooting animals such as bears or wild boar in residential areas is forbidden. Even when bears hole themselves up in populated ...

In the Japanese zodiac, 2019 is the year of the boar. In the Chinese zodiac, it is the year of the pig. The boar is sometimes depicted dashing towards a target. In the Japanese stock market ...

Wild boars are part of the tiger's natural diet ... Tokyo is turning to a 4-day workweek in a desperate attempt to help Japan shed its unwanted title of ‘world’s oldest population’ What ...

The Japanese Ministry of the Environment hopes to present the bill to parliament in the coming months and get it enacted before autumn, when bear sightings typically surge, said a ministry official, ...

Several European cities have reported issues with boars. Hong Kong and Japan have also taken steps to reduce their wild pig populations.