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

Discover how Japanese macaques survive freezing winters by relaxing in the natural hot springs of Jigokudani Valley.

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

Someone has illegally dumped large amounts of bread along the prefectural Daisen ring road near Daisenji Temple here in a ...

The number of bear sightings in fiscal 2025 reached a record high of more than 50,000, and 13 people were killed in attacks, ...

Problems like rough handling from visitors sometimes caused the health of animals to decline. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Bears killed 13 people in Japan last year, as a lack of forest foods increased conflicts. Yet some say the country’s controversial cull could threaten the endangered species ...

A film following two Tokyo dancers through nightlife, identity and belonging, where life on society’s margins becomes a space ...

Deep beneath Japan’s Ryukyu Islands, where cave waters run without sunlight, two tiny shrimp-like crustaceans have been identified as species new to science. The animals belong to the ...