Animal welfare groups have long been alarmed by the cafes, where visitors can pet and play with a dizzying array of animals ...

TOKYO -- Japan's Ministry of the Environment will begin a survey as early as September into the actual conditions at "animal ...

SEOUL—Fans fainting at a baseball park. Lions dying at a zoo. A woman taking shelter in a car found dead. A doctor advising people to eat dog meat to promote stamina. The scenes caused by a record ...

Incidents that make us consider the relationship between humans and wild animals are happening all over Japan, from bear attacks to crop damage by wild animals. How should we interpret the current ...