A legendary brown bear in Japan that earned the nickname "Ninja" because of its ability to elude authorities after attacking livestock was killed by hunters. The bear, which was officially named ...

Hunters in Japan's remote north have killed an elusive and infamous brown bear nicknamed "Ninja" that attacked at least 66 cows, officials said Tuesday. The exploits of "OSO18" — as the bear was named ...

TOKYO, Nov. 21 -- Japanese officials announced today that a second cow was infected with "mad cow" disease, the brain-wasting illness that has devastated herds in Europe but had not been detected in ...

In repose to the confirmation of a second case of BSE in Japan on Wednesday, the agriculture ministry attempted to allay consumer fears by pledging to slaughter and incinerate 5,100 cows that may have ...

The Agriculture Ministry requested earlier today that farmers do not send cattle over the age of 30 months to slaughterhouses, until a system to test for signs of BSE has been established. Takehiko ...

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) -- Japanese scientists met with U.S. agriculture officials Monday about the investigation into mad cow disease, as more cows from a Washington state dairy farm were killed.

TOKYO — A nationwide probe for mad cow disease following the discovery of what could be Asia’s first case revealed that the suspect animal was not destroyed as previously announced, but processed into ...

Japan will spend $150 million to buy up to 370,000 cows from domestic cattle farmers hit by sharp sales declines because of a scare over mad cow disease, an official said Thursday. The measure will be ...