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 ...

So I guess the question for us to answer as individuals is whether we would reject a life-saving transplant if we needed one, if the organ to be transplanted came from an animal embryo. That has never ...

In fiscal 2011, local government-run animal shelters nationwide took in more than 220,000 dogs and cats abandoned by their owners. Roughly 80 percent, around 175,000, of those animals were “put down,” ...

Japan's environment minister says bear sightings may surge this spring when the animals wake up from hibernation. He urged people to take caution, citing last year's record number of bear attacks.

In the first of a series of recent articles about nonindigenous animal species in Japan, the Asahi Shimbun reported comments made at this year’s annual meeting of the International Association of ...

Pet dogs are seen in this unrelated file photo. (Mainichi/Kenji Yoneda) TOKYO -- Nearly half of pet owners in a recent survey said they were unaware that cats, dogs and other animals also get pollen ...

Japan is considered one of the safest countries globally and Tokyo one of the safest cities. But if you are brave enough to traverse into the wilds of the country, who knows what terrifying creatures ...

Zoos across Japan are sparing no expense in providing all the creature comforts of home for their growing collections of elderly and infirm animals. This includes special bedding developed for home ...

TOKYO - Scientists in Japan will begin trying to grow human organs in animals after receiving government permission for the first study of its kind in the country. The cutting-edge but controversial ...