Japan to survey animal cafes over hygiene and welfare concerns
Japan plans to probe popular animal cafes, where visitors can interact with anything from cats to capybaras, following…
Japan eyes tax relief for bear hunters
The Environment Ministry has started discussions on exempting hunters from the hunting tax as a special measure amid…
Northern boobook flies from Japan to Philippines nonstop, research shows
Tracking with a GPS device has revealed that a northern boobook, an owl species, flew more than 1,800…
Oldest wild red-crowned crane dies in northern Japan at age 35
This photo taken in Nemuro, Hokkaido, in September 2022 shows…
Oldest wild red-crowned crane dies in northern Japan at age 35
This photo taken in Nemuro, Hokkaido, in September 2022 shows…
Cats likely identify one another using fatty acids in urine, research shows
An international group of researchers, including members from Japan’s Iwate University, has said that cats likely identify one…
Scottish zoo’s escaped Japanese macaque monkey returns home
A Japanese macaque named Luka returned to the Highland Wildlife Park in Scotland after escaping from the zoo.…
Fossil reveals ancient salamander that lived millions of years ago in Japan
Conservation and Land Use Program Coordinator for the Hudson River Estuary Program Laura Heady joined FOX Weather to…
3 lions at western Tokyo zoo die of suspected heat-related causes
This supplied photo shows three lions that were being kept…
Dogs allowed! Animal hospital opens doors to Japan quake survivors and their pets
KUMAMOTO – When a powerful earthquake jolted southern Japan this week, rattling homes and knocking out water and…
UNESCO adds France’s D-Day landing beaches, Greece’s Mount Olympus to World Heritage List | Ap
The UNESCO committee, which meets in Busan through Wednesday, also inscribed the ancient Japanese capitals of Asuka and…
UNESCO adds Greece’s Mount Olympus to World Heritage List
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — World War II’s D-Day landing beaches in northern France and the iconic Mount…