“Monster Wolf,” a robot with a werewolf head ... has been flooded with inquiries from around Japan and overseas since a video of the robot, filmed in Hokkaido, was posted online by a foreign ...

At the foot of the forests of Minakami, in Japan’s central Gunma Prefecture ... Rural villages are buying wolf-shaped howling robots from the Wolf Kamuy company. Pegged on the side of the ...

With Japan’s population aging and shrinking, some companies are turning to technology to manage bears. Propped on four rods, the “Monster Wolf” robot sold by Sapporo-based Wolf Kamuy emits ...