Incidents that make us consider the relationship between humans and wild animals are happening all over Japan, from bear ...

Japanese fans rushed to farewell the country’s last two pandas on Sunday ahead of their return to China, in a departure that highlights strained relations between the two countries.

The return of Ueno Zoo’s last giant pandas underscores how an animal became a diplomatic symbol — and what happens when that symbol is withdrawn.

An animal ecologist researching large marine animals such as whales and dolphins, Assistant Professor Iwata Takashi of the ...

Large crowds have visited Ueno Zoo in Tokyo to say farewell to two pandas that are about to go back to China. Their departure ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's remaining twin giant pandas will depart for China on Tuesday, marking the first time in about half a ...

The day the giant pandas Kang Kang and Lan Lan arrived in Japan on Oct. 28, 1972, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, the effervescent, ...

Tokyo - Japan's Defense Ministry sent troops on Wednesday to the northern prefecture of Akita to help contain a surge of bear attacks that have horrified residents in the mountainous region. Bears ...

TOKYO -- Train service disruptions involving animals entering the tracks in Japan have roughly tripled over the past decade and surged more than 15-fold in the past 20 years, according to the ...