As Japan’s macaque population grows, clashes with humans are becoming more frequent. More than 50 people were injured by recent monkey attacks in one western city. By Hisako Ueno and Mike Ives ...

Macaques, also known as snow monkeys, were once an endangered species in Japan, but their populations have since recovered, and they are now listed as a species of least concern by the ...

Here’s how it works. A marauding monkey that’s been harassing people in Japan was recently tracked down and executed by a team of "specially commissioned hunters." The macaque was part of a ...

Wild monkeys have attacked dozens of residents of a city in southwestern Japan in recent weeks, with reports of the animals crawling through house windows and striking from behind, as police step ...

Local authorities hunting for a gang of monkeys who attacked and wounded nearly 50 people in western Japan have caught and killed one of the marauding primates, an official said Wednesday.

These monkeys were once considered endangered in Japan, but their population has rebounded, and they are now listed as least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Guard your bananas, everyone. Citizens in Japan are on the alert after a series of monkey attacks in recent weeks that left dozens of people injured and worried about intrusions at homes and schools.

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SUMOTO, Hyogo -- Wild monkeys in this western Japan city gathered on Dec. 25 to form the kanji character for "snake," the Chinese zodiac sign for 2025. The event took place at the Awaji Island ...

In 2015, on Japan’s forested island of Yakushima ... Researchers identified the monkey based on his striking, almond-shaped eyes—though they can’t be absolutely certain it’s the same ...