Record number of wild boars trapped within Onomichi City boundaries

The number of wild boars trapped in Onomichi City reached a new yearly high of 2076 in 2022, 136 more than the previous record high in 2009.

Dead fish white-out at Bayside Beach Saka

Hundreds of dead fish found washed ashore at local beach in Hiroshima.

Local media have been reporting the discovery of thousands of dead fish on the the Nakaumi lagoon on the Japan Sea coast of Shimane Prefecture.

A small town in Yamaguchi is under attack from wild monkeys. 8 people have been attacked in the area in the space of less than a week.

4 deer were hit by trains on the Geibi Line that runs between Hiroshima City and Miyoshi in the space of 90 minutes on May 30.

A 3.5m-long Great White Shark was caught un the nets of a Suo Oshima fisherman in the early hours off May 22.

A giant salamander which headed to town from its native habitat captured the attention and hearts of Hiroshima locals this week.

If you go down to the river you may be in for a big surprise. Black bears are waking up and there have been several sightings in the Hiroshima burbs.

An 80kg wild boar, one meter in length, was spotted in Ujina at 5am yesterday morning and proceeded to do