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ANIMALS

WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 29, 2015
Lone gray wolf found in Oregon as state weighs lifting protections
A rare male gray wolf has been detected roaming an Oregon Indian reservation, state fish and game officials said on Monday, days after wildlife managers ordered a review that could lessen state protections for once-decimated populations of the species.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 26, 2015
Guardian angel: an Akita named Hakuho
Sweet-faced Hakuho is an 8-year-old Japanese Akita, a noble breed known for its fearlessness and its affection and protectiveness toward family members.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 24, 2015
Minnesota declares state of emergency over bird flu in poultry
Minnesota declared a state of emergency on Thursday over a fast-spreading strain of avian flu that has led to the extermination of more than 7.3 million birds in the country. It followed Wisconsin's action on Monday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 23, 2015
Coyote roaming exclusive Manhattan triggers police hunt
A coyote spotted on Wednesday in an exclusive Manhattan neighborhood touched off a massive police hunt that shut down Riverside Park, then led to Columbia University and Grants Tomb.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 22, 2015
N.Y. judge to consider claims that chimpanzees are 'legal persons'
An animal rights group has been granted a court hearing in which it will argue that two chimpanzees who live at a New York state university cannot be held captive because they are autonomous, intelligent creatures.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 21, 2015
Huge outbreak of bird flu reported at Iowa poultry farm
Iowa, the top U.S. egg-producing state, found a lethal strain of bird flu in millions of hens at an egg-laying facility on Monday, the worst case so far in a national outbreak that prompted Wisconsin to declare a state of emergency.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 19, 2015
Lord of the manor: Cat Chatby finds a home in Kawasaki
Since appearing in The Japan Times in November, Milan, rechristened Chatby, has found a home.
WORLD / Society
Apr 16, 2015
San Francisco to ban performing animals, exempting pets, livestock
San Francisco's Board of Supervisors has voted unanimously to ban performances of wild or exotic animals for public entertainment, including appearances in circuses or on the sets of movies, television shows and commercials.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 12, 2015
Shy girl: a cat named Chorogi
Chorogi is a beautiful cat, almost a year old with a classic Japanese pattern and an extra-long tail.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 5, 2015
Pint-size powerhouse: a dachshund named Miggy
Miggy knows what she likes — the right people, the right dogs and toys, toys, toys!
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2015
Toddling polar bear wins fans at Hokkaido zoo
An appealingly playful polar bear has become a major attraction at a zoo in Kushiro, Hokkaido, where onlookers delight in seeing the animal rear up on her hind legs.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Mar 29, 2015
Dreamy: a cat named Mignon
Mignon loves people and would make a very special companion for someone who appreciates beauty both inside and out.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 28, 2015
Primordial sea predator with spiky claws unearthed in Canada
A fossil site in the Canadian Rockies that provides a wondrous peek into life on Earth more than half a billion years ago has offered up the remains of an intriguing sea creature, a four-eyed arthropod predator that wielded a pair of spiky claws.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Mar 22, 2015
Dachshund Cabanas finds a new life in Tokyo
First featured here in September, Cabanas has happily found a new home with a family in Tokyo's Meguro Ward.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 18, 2015
Endangered grasshopper found in Nagano for first time in 50 years
Several red-winged grasshoppers (akabane-batta in Japanese), categorized as likely to become extinct in Japan, have been spotted in a grassland area in Nagano Prefecture, where they had not been seen in five decades, prefectural officials said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Mar 15, 2015
'A' student: a dog named Mav
Mav is infinitely trainable. With a person who knows and loves dogs, he will definitely go to the top of the class!
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 12, 2015
Oceans yield 1,500 new creatures in past year; many others lurk unknown
Scientists identified almost 1,500 new creatures in the world's oceans last year, including a humpbacked dolphin and a giant jellyfish, and reckon that most species of marine life are yet to be found.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Mar 8, 2015
A touch of class: a cat named Hana
Five-year-old Hana is affectionate, sweet and healthy — and rather fond of food.
WORLD
Mar 7, 2015
New York airport alarm reveals stowaway dog in luggage
U.S. security agents searching a checked suitcase after an alarm went off at New York's LaGuardia Airport expected to discover weapons but instead found a stowaway Chihuahua, authorities said on Friday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 6, 2015
Spider venom may hold chemical keys to new painkillers
Scientists who analyzed countless chemicals in spider venom say they have identified seven compounds that block a key step in the body's ability to pass pain signals to the brain.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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