Hello Kitty's company, Sanrio, may create some adorable mascots, but these 10 alternate Japanese mascots deserve just as much ...

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Cats make biscuits, or knead with their paws, as a form of bonding, self-soothing, or even territorial marking. It's ...

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- High concentrations of potentially carcinogenic PFAS "forever chemicals" have been found in Tsushima leopard ...

When the cat colony closed in 2013, and he accepted an invitation of permanent residence from public servant Danny Taurozzi, ...

Some cats are quiet, while others meow loudly for attention. What makes the difference may be buried deep in their genes.

Japan is famous for its cat islands, with close to a dozen small landmasses earning the moniker due to their large stray cat populations. However, one of the most famous, Aoshima, located a 30-minute ...

The animals are thought to bring good luck, and there are temples where people can worship them. Cats are also something of a tourist attraction—the country is home to nearly a dozen “ cat ...

Japanese company Sanrio is setting the record straight about their beloved character, Hello Kitty — and no, it is not a cat. Sanrio’s senior vice president of marketing and brand management ...

The cat figurines come in colours of white, gold, red, green, and more, and their defining feature is that their paws are raised in a beckoning pose, or are constantly moving up and down.

The studies, conducted independently by Japanese and American research teams, have pinpointed the gene responsible for orange coat coloration in cats: ARHGAP36, informally dubbed the "Orange" gene.