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ANIMALS

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Sep 12, 2018
Forever sunshine: A golden retriever named Summer
True to her name, this girl glows with warmth. In addition to being gorgeous, she's brimming with affection and loves people.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 12, 2018
China's small farmers pose huge challenge in swine fever battle
Even after 14 outbreaks of African swine fever across China in just over a month, pig farmer Wang Wu does not believe the threat to his livelihood is real.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2018
What wild sheep can teach humans about leadership
Do certain bighorns pioneer migrations? Or do herds tap into crowd wisdom?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Sep 2, 2018
Glam girl: a white cat named Sarah
Sarah has a lot going for her. In addition to her beauty, she's full of energy, bubbly, vivacious, loves toys, people and chasing things.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2018
Activists alarmed over bottlenose dolphin, penguins abandoned at closed Japanese aquarium
The plight of a lonely bottlenose dolphin and dozens of penguins that have been abandoned in a derelict aquarium since the start of the year sparked protests this week, with activists and ordinary people alike calling for the animals to be saved.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Aug 26, 2018
Big mikan marvelous: Mackerel tabby Miko finds a home in Tokyo
Miko, a mackerel tabby first featured here two years ago, has found a new home with the Riker family in Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Aug 19, 2018
I am a dog: a Shiba mix named Natsume
Natsume, a 15-kilogram Shiba mix about 7 years old, is typical of the breed, a bit stoic and a bit hard to get to know, but with a heart of gold.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2018
In race to contain deadly swine fever, China shuts slaughterhouse of world's top pork firm
China has ordered the world's top pork producer, WH Group Ltd., to shut a major slaughterhouse as authorities race to stop the spread of deadly African swine fever (ASF) after a second outbreak in the planet's biggest hog herd in two weeks.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Aug 16, 2018
Not shy: A tabby cat named Sue
After a year with ARK, Sue has blossomed from something of a wallflower into a charming, friendly young debutante.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 16, 2018
Bumblebees' decline linked to inbreeding and disease
Researchers in Canada playing detective with the yellow-banded bumblebee's genome have found evidence that inbreeding and disease are the likely reasons for the decline of the species, York University associate professor Amro Zayed says.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Aug 6, 2018
Always overlooked: a 'lovable mutt' named Carol
Carol is that friendly boy-next-door kind of a fellow with familiar good looks, but he also has an exotic lineage that includes chow chow, spitz, Akita, Shiba and husky.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Aug 5, 2018
Star material: a cat named Mikio
Mikio was but a kitten when he came to ARK last September, but he's grown into a gorgeous, 'uber-friendly' cat who's about to turn 1 year old.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 29, 2018
Tickle me pink: a dog named Beaujolais
Beaujolais was first featured here more than a year and a half ago and, unfortunately, he is still in need of a home.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jul 23, 2018
Kids cheer on their bugs at the Kabutomushi Sumo Competition
The National Kabutomushi Sumo Tournament, where rhinoceros beetles are made to fight on tree branches instead of sumo rings, was held recently in Yamagata Prefecture.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 22, 2018
I got your back!: Two kittens named Eiswein and Nebbiolo
It's not entirely certain if these two are siblings or cousins, but one thing is sure, they are best buddies!
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 13, 2018
Dog food with legumes tied to pet heart disease: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Pet food containing peas, lentils, other legumes and potatoes might be causing heart disease in dogs, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a warning to pet owners.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.

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