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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 28, 2019
A happy end for Panjuro, the little powerhouse
The attention-loving Panjuro, who was first featured here in October 2017, has found a home in Osaka with Yuka Mori (pictured here) and her father, Seiki Mori.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 21, 2019
A dog with a kind heart and in need of a pal
This sweet little girl came to ARK a long time ago and, for no good reason, she's still at the shelter. It seems she has simply been overlooked.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 14, 2019
A quiet kitty looking for better days
It took a long time for this cat to show his incredibly photogenic side, but sadly, Marumaru has had nearly two years to get used to his no-longer-new surroundings.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 7, 2019
Cuddle up with a Totoro of your own
This beautiful Japanese spitz is as charming and adorable as he looks. As if that weren't enough, his name is Totoro, after the famous anime character, the friendly spirit of the forest.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 30, 2019
The cool cat bound to make your home stylish
Kenzo is a 4-year-old ginger tabby who was found roaming the streets alone.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 23, 2019
Here's to the tabby cat that brightened up one family's home
The gorgeous tabby cat Tournesol was first featured here in June 2015. We are happy to report that he was adopted and has been living in Hyogo Prefecture with the Matsumoto family.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 16, 2019
This canine Christmas is joyful in any season
It's nearly summer and though June's not the usual time for thinking of Christmas, we have some for you. It comes in the shape of a golden retriever mix who's friendly, gentle, healthy and a perfect compact size at only 19 kilograms. And, he's brimming with that excited tingly feeling you may remember...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 12, 2019
Two feline friends looking for someone to love them
It's said that in all relationships, there's one side needs the other more. Looking at the odd pairing of 3-year-old Nick and the 4-year-old Raming, it's crystal clear who the needier feline is: It's Raming.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 2, 2019
Titus the dog is a titan when it comes to personality
Two-year-old Titus is relatively new to ARK. He came to the shelter in February after his owner was hospitalized and then had to give him up.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
May 26, 2019
An Akita dog finds her pack
The big, beautiful Capella, an Akita dog who has been rechristened "Sumi," was first featured here in February 2018. She has now been adopted and lives in Kanagawa with Mika Iwamoto; her husband, Setsuo; and their other two dogs, Sena and Saku.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
May 19, 2019
This tabby is a real doll when it comes to being a friend
This handsome round-eyed gray tabby came to ARK in March when his owner became ill, and one of the things that stood out about him was his unusual name, Odairi.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
May 12, 2019
Leon is a dog looking for a second chance
For most of his life, Leon had lived in a playpen in a room. It was his world, his life, the only thing he really knew. That world vanished when he was dropped off at the shelter three years ago at the age of 6. He had no social skills and the strain weighed heavy on this little fellow.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
May 8, 2019
Sue is looking forward to sunny days
It was a rainy August day in 2017 when Sue was found. She was just a kitten and terrified of people, but her rescuer was able to bring her to ARK. Sue was so timid she wouldn't let anyone near her. Nearly two years later, with life much sunnier, Sue is a different girl.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 28, 2019
A family that found a blessing in Wenceslas
The beautiful Wenceslas was first featured in Adopt Me! in November 2017. He'd been rescued from the mountains of Yamaguchi Prefecture along with tens of other dogs.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 24, 2019
This pup named Brexit is something everyone can agree on
Even though he's only about 2 years old, this sunny little fellow has had a lot of darkness in his life. He also has the unusual name of Brexit, but no matter what your politics are, the name reflects "change" of a sort, the kind this pup has seen since coming to ARK last December.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 17, 2019
Take things easy with Oage in your corner
Oage is a lovely older gentleman with big, gorgeous green eyes.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 7, 2019
Kilda is looking for someone to play ball with
Kilda, a Shiba cutie with a passion for playing ball, came to ARK from Heart Tokushima, a shelter on the island of Shikoku.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Mar 31, 2019
Kasa hopes you'll say, 'Mi casa es su casa' ('My home is your home')
The very attractive Kasa was born to a stray mother on an apartment balcony and came to ARK as a wee kitten. Though it's a big step up from the balcony, she is now nearly 2 years old and still without a home. Why?!
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Mar 24, 2019
A pair of cats find love in a new home
Chapuche was featured in The Japan Times Adopt Me! section in May 2017 and her best friend, Chijimi, was spotlighted the following month.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Mar 17, 2019
This dachshund is the toast of the town
Little Kongari has been sitting at ARK for nearly six long years — and that's a long time for a cute little 7-kilogram dachshund not to be swept up and taken home.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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