NAIE, Hokkaido--A red-eyed, snarling werewolf here has attracted international attention from farmers whose scarecrows are just not doing the job. “Monster Wolf,” a robot with a werewolf head ...

SAPPORO, Japan -- The "Monster Wolf," a robot developed at a small factory in Naie on Japan's northernmost main island, Hokkaido, is raising hopes -- and drawing a few double-takes -- in farming ...

The Monster Wolf was first used in Takikawa city in the ... Ferocious brown bears are found in the northernmost region of Hokkaido. Over the past six decades, there have been more than 150 bear ...

Yagi said he has studied 70 or so Japanese wolf skulls from Tokyo, Hokkaido and 23 prefectures across Japan. Yagi, who heads a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding Japanese wolves based on ...