Nagoya, Japan — Abandoned and unwanted pets are a big problem across the world, with thousands stuck in shelters waiting for adoption. Older animals are particularly hard to place, leaving them at ...

SAKURA, Japan (Reuters) - With animal feed and fertilizer prices at record highs, Japan's food recycling industry is seeing greater demand than ever before for pellets for pigs and poultry made from ...

Visiting Japan’s famous animal cafes and meeting the cutest animals Animal cafes in Japan offer a charming and unexpected way to relax while connecting with animals in thoughtfully designed spaces.

A woman went viral on TikTok after warning travelers to Japan to skip the animal cafes while they’re there. Featured Video User @kyokoemi said there are plenty of reasons to avoid them “at all costs.” ...

What kind of relationship did Japanese people and animals have during the early modern Edo period (1603–1868)? An exhibition exploring this historical relationship through ukiyo-e (traditional ...

Utagawa Hiroshige, “New Year’s Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, ji,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Edo period, 1857) (all images coutesy the National Gallery of Art, Washington) ...

Looks like Japan is taking another major step in genetics research. According to Nature, the Japanese government recently approved experiments with human-animal embryos. Don’t worry, no human babies ...