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ANIMALS

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jan 10, 2018
Year of the dog: A 5-year-old named Gion
Gion is still a bit timid and unsure of people, but what he is crying out for is someone to give him a home and love him.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Dec 31, 2017
Same but different: Kittens Rapida and Debonnaire
These two girls are sisters, but as different in personality as they are in looks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2017
Science stories you might have missed in 2017
Birds barter shrewdly, brainless jellyfish sleep and researchers raise their statistical standards.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Dec 24, 2017
'My kingdom for a toy!': A puppy named Alma
Brimming with curiosity, mischief and energy, this rapidly growing 4-month-old is all puppy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2017
Japan's retailers harness panda power
A giant panda cub made her public debut at Japan's oldest zoo in Tokyo on Tuesday, and naturally retailers saw a golden opportunity in black-and-white souvenirs.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Dec 17, 2017
Still waiting: A gorgeous tabby named Family
Family was found in Osaka two years ago in the parking lot of a convenience store, from which he gets his name.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 14, 2017
Seizures of medicines using banned animal parts have risen steeply in Europe in last six years
The amount of medicinal products containing illegal wildlife parts seized by EU authorities has risen sharply in the last six years, according to monitoring group TRAFFIC, and includes items from a range of animals including tigers, bears and snakes.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Dec 13, 2017
Big red: a cat named Castor
Castor is a presence to be reckoned with, and not only because he's a big, solid boy at over 5 kilograms. He's also big on life and big on communication.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 13, 2017
Amber discovery shows 'Dracula' sucked blood of feathered dinosaurs
Ticks, the notorious disease-spreading parasites, have been making life miserable far longer than human beings have walked the Earth. Even dinosaurs felt their blood-sucking wrath.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2017
Monkey eludes capture as it's tracked throughout Tokyo
A series of monkey sightings around Tokyo continued on Tuesday, as what appears to be a solo wild animal traversed eastern parts of the metropolis.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Dec 3, 2017
A matter of trust: A dog named Coif
Coif, just under 4 months of age, came to ARK with a group of 14 puppies rescued from Yamaguchi Prefecture. Dogs who have been abandoned or who escape from whatever situation typically learn to elude the cruel snaring methods used by the local pounds. The dogs become wily and difficult to catch. They...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Nov 26, 2017
New love, new life: Scrooge finds a home in Shizuoka and a new name, Boo
First featured here last year, 11-year-old Scrooge — now named Boo — has found a loving home in Shizuoka with the Shibata family.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 21, 2017
'Diplocat' takes office in Jordan as British Embassy's newly appointed chief mouser
At the British embassy to Jordan, a former rescue cat is settling into his new position as chief mouser — as a traditional well established in the ministries of London goes global.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Nov 19, 2017
Caution — cute overload: kittens Sazzles and Tiger
'Bold, gorgeous, happy and healthy' — that's how these two 11-week-old kittens have been described.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Nov 15, 2017
When the snow lay 'round about: A dog named Wenceslas
This Wenceslas is a 6-year-old male rescued from the mountains of Yamaguchi Prefecture along with 33 other dogs, all of which were related.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 8, 2017
Car kills New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern's famed cat, Paddles
Paddles, the New Zealand prime minister's ginger cat, had six toes and a wide social media following but has run out of lives.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Nov 5, 2017
Master communicator: a cat named Natsu
Natsu would make a great companion, for a single person, a couple, or family with older children — just about anyone that will listen up when Natsu has something to say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 5, 2017
Elephant's paintings auctioned in Hungary
Paintings created by an Indian elephant who enjoys wielding a brush were auctioned off by a Hungarian traveling circus on Saturday.
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.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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