NARA--A man has been ... Preservation Law for killing a deer--God’s sacred messenger according to ancient myth--an act that once was a capital offense in Japan. Nara prefectural police on ...

One such place is Nara, a city in central Japan. Within minutes of arriving, I spotted two sika deer casually lounging in the city centre, unfazed by the hundreds of commuters rushing past.

A video from Nara Deer Park in Japan has captured a startling moment when a deer unexpectedly headbutted a young child standing beside his father. The video begins with the father-son duo standing ...

NARA—Local authorities have issued unprecedented warnings about the dangers posed by the city's iconic deer after a surge in injuries caused by the animals this fall. As the city grapples with ...

Nara City features an expansive park near the city center, replete with herds of deer that wander about freely. When temperatures fall in winter, the deer can be seen foraging for food while ...

NARA -- Nara Park in this western Japan city is enjoying a tourist renaissance in the post-COVID and weak yen era. Even more than the area's famed temples, the free-roaming deer in the park are ...