TOKYO - Japan’s Cabinet approved a Bill on Feb 21 allowing hunters to shoot bears in populated areas at their own discretion ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government approved Friday a bill to allow municipalities to authorize "emergency shootings" by ...

Nezuko was found in the forest of Japan before being bitten by a tick in the U.S. She's looking for her forever home at MaxFund Animal Adoption Center.

In a 2023 survey published in The Mainichi, it was found that there are approximately 6.8 million pet dogs and 9 million pet ...

A Japanese zoo is fighting back after authorities in Hokkaido prefecture issued a closure order for the facility exhibiting ...

[New Paper] Meet Delectopecten thermus, a new species of Glass Scallop from a deep-sea hot vent in Okinawa Trough, Japan! We ...

Some zoos in Japan are striving to create better environments for their animals for the sake of their mental and physical well-being.

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 ...

Rehoming a pet can be a heart-wrenching decision, but sometimes, life circumstances leave us with no other option. Finding pet-friendly apartments in Japan can be difficult, limiting options for ...

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 ...