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

Japan Post will not deliver live reptiles starting from April on animal welfare grounds, a company spokeswoman said Wednesday ...

This is a sponsored story, created and edited exclusively by Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Tokyo Updates website. What kind of relationship did Japanese people and animals have during the ...

A man was arrested for kicking a rabbit on an island in western Japan, police said Wednesday, amid a spate of violence against the animals that has led to 77 deaths. Riku Hotta, 25, is suspected of ...

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 ...

Bill C-355, which would ban the export of Canadian horses to Japan for slaughter, has already passed the House of Commons but animal rights advocates say it has been delayed in the Senate for the ...

Staff members believe the sunfish stopped eating when the aquarium was temporarily closed because it was lonely.

(Kyodo) HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- A man was arrested for allegedly kicking a rabbit on an island in western Japan, police said Wednesday, amid a spate of violence against the animals that has led to 77 ...

30, 2024. (Mainichi/Hiroya Miyagi) TOKYO -- The number of dogs and cats euthanized in Japan has dropped to less than one-tenth of that about a decade ago thanks to efforts by animal welfare ...