Bear attacks are a serious problem in Japan. The animals killed 13 people across the country in 2025-2026, more than twice the previous high, and there have...

A Hokkaido company can't build its animatronic wolf fast enough as Japan faces record bear attacks and a shrinking rural population.

Bears are a serious problem in Japan, and Ohta has been fending them off for a decade with Monster Wolves — solar-powered animatronics with glowing eyes that make loud noises. But…