MATSUMOTO, Nagano Prefecture--Hikers eager to savor fresh, cool mountain air and breathtaking scenery are descending on Kamikochi in central Japan now that summer has arrived. As with any ...

Japanese macaque eating bamboo grass in Kamikochi during the midwinter. Main results of DNA barcoding based on sequence data from fecal samples of Japanese macaque populations in the Kamikochi area ...

The incident occurred in a mountain resort area of Kamikochi, gateway to the Northern Japan Alps, and followed a number of reports of wild bears roaming around camping sites and rummaging in ...