Two different groups of macaques have been spotted in Japan mounting sika deer. The behavior could be part of a shared ...

The Animal Welfare Japan (AWJ) was created in 1956 to raise public awareness and funding to ensure pioneering animal welfare activities in Japan were continued and improved. Reputable animal ...

Those round shells and long legs give Japanese spider crabs an arachnid-like look, hence their common name. These animals also have spines behind and in front of their short eye stalks.

Three species of exotic animals took Japan by storm in 1984. Leading off in the spring was the frilled-neck lizard, which featured in a TV commercial and captured the hearts of viewers with its ...

Osaka Tennoji Zoo keeps about 1,000 animals of 170 species on its approximately 11-hectare site. The zoo opened in 1915 and is the third oldest in Japan, following Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo ...

While many temples in Japan hold funeral services for pets ... This isn't just a story about animals in heaven. If we apply the basic teachings of Buddhism as they are, animals cannot go to ...