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ANIMALS

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Mar 1, 2015
As young as you feel: a dog named Shirokichi
Shirokichi is hoping to find someone with a big heart who will reach out, love him and make his final years happy ones.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2015
Young elephants donated by Laos go on display in Kyoto
Four young elephants donated last year by Laos went on public display at Kyoto City zoo on Saturday ahead of Laotian Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong's visit to Japan from Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 26, 2015
Resistant strain of swine flu feared; virus killing thousands in India
A surge in swine flu infections has killed more than 800 people in India and is challenging health workers, who say the virus is harder to treat than the type that caused a global pandemic in 2009.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Feb 22, 2015
Freedom come my way: a dog named Temaki
Temaki has been waiting three years for someone to see through her somewhat tough-gal look to her heart of gold and take her home.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 18, 2015
Strongest biological material: limpet teeth
Spider silk may lose its claim as the strongest known natural material after researchers found that limpet teeth are tougher.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Feb 15, 2015
Bringing down the house: cats Neetan and Hacho
Feline buddies Neetan and Hacho complement each other to perfection and form a pair it would be sad to see split up.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 13, 2015
First tree-climbing, burrowing mammals found
Scientists on Thursday described Chinese fossils of two shrew-size creatures that were the oldest-known tree-climbing and burrowing mammals, showing that early mammals in the Jurassic Period had already claimed a variety of ecological niches.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2015
Twin panda newborns named Ohin, Tohin
Twin female panda cubs born at the Adventure World amusement park in Wakayama Prefecture have been named Ohin and Tohin, the park said Friday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Feb 1, 2015
Not small potatoes: a dog named Satoimo
This dog would make a lovely companion for another canine in need of a friend. And with the right friends, Satoimo himself will grow into an ever more confident and trustworthy partner.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 29, 2015
San Francisco Zoo lets spurned lovers name roaches, scorpions after their ex
The San Francisco Zoo is giving the spurned lovers a chance to adopt a giant scorpion or hissing cockroach and name it after their heart-trampling ex.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 28, 2015
Chinese police suspended for eating endangered salamander
The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen suspended 14 police officers and put a police chief under investigation on Tuesday on suspicion of feasting on an endangered giant salamander, state media reported.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 28, 2015
Fossils push back snake origins by 65 million years
Snakes have been slithering on Earth far longer than anyone ever realized.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Jan 27, 2015
Cat-catchers prowl Ogasawara Islands to help rare birds
Conservation groups are stepping up efforts to capture all of the feral cats living in the Ogasawara Islands in an effort to protect indigenous rare birds.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / ADOPT ME!
Jan 25, 2015
A family affair: Dog Glaccolo finds a home
Glaccolo (center front), a papillon first featured here in October, was being fostered by the Seshiyama family, which in itself bode auspicious. Charmer that she is, the little dog soon worked her way into the heart and home of Michiko Ota, mother of Reiko Seshiyama.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jan 18, 2015
Lady's man: a cat named Senryu
This big fellow lives life on his terms, but a lady is what he needs — a single lady who's committed to standing by his side to the end.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 15, 2015
Carnivorous plant fine-tunes the slipperiness of its trap to kill ants en masse
A tricky insect-eating plant from Borneo proves that one need not have a brain to outsmart the opposition.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 14, 2015
Seattle dog learns how to ride bus to park without her owner
Every dog has its day — at least on one Seattle bus route.
WORLD
Jan 12, 2015
Move over Nessie, Scotland gets new, prehistoric marine reptile
Scotland has its very own prehistoric marine reptile — and, no, we're not talking about Nessie, the mythic Loch Ness monster.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jan 11, 2015
Warm, fuzzy feeling: a dog named Woolly
Woolly can be likened to a security blanket — a friend who is always by your side, always ready to offer his warm affection and companionship.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2015
Snowy owls becoming more common outside Arctic
The elusive snowy owl, rarely seen outside the Arctic, is turning up more frequently in the skies of North America than it does in the pages of a Harry Potter book, data from the National Audubon Society suggested on Wednesday.
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.

Podcast

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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