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ANIMALS

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Sep 17, 2017
Someone for me: a Shiba Inu named Solar
Little Solar is a picture-perfect, diminutive Shiba inu. She weighs in at only 6 kilograms, a perfect size for apartment dwellers
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Sep 13, 2017
Mischief makers: kittens named Preto and Melas
If it's fun and games you like, this is the pair for you. These two boys have been described as 'somewhere between puppies and kittens.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2017
Bear-watching attracts hikers to Hokkaido national park
The opportunity to see wild brown bears in their natural environment has made a national park in Hokkaido a popular hiking destination.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Sep 3, 2017
Japanese Chin named Chipie finds a home in Tokyo
The dog formerly known as Parasol, a Japanese Chin mix, was first featured here in August of last year, when she was searching for a home. She has now found one with the Matsumotos of Tokyo.
WORLD
Sep 1, 2017
Activists decry Oregon court ruling to 'debark' noisy dogs
A ruling by an Oregon appeals court upholding an order that a couple muffle their continuously barking dogs through "debarking" surgery stirred outrage among animal rights groups on Thursday, which called the procedure cruel and unnecessary.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2017
Energy hogs: China targets farm animals' waste as a 'clean' power source
China will pay farmers to turn animal waste into fertilizer and power, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Wednesday, as Beijing cracks down on agricultural pollution that has for years leaked into rivers and lakes, angering Chinese residents.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Aug 27, 2017
Aerodynamic: a Doberman mix named Aero
He's 'big, shiny and full of life' and incredibly playful and affectionate. If you like the outdoors and an energetic companion, then Aero is the dog for you.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2017
British charity JAWS still raising money, awareness for animal welfare in Japan long after WWII
Appalled by the shocking sight of emaciated and dying dogs and horses in Tokyo after World War II, two British women set about raising money to improve animal welfare in Japan and, in the process, changed public attitudes in the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2017
Goshawks taken off scarce species list as population recovers
Japan is set to remove goshawks from its scarce species list after a government subcommittee approved the move Wednesday following an increase in their population.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2017
Oita deploys drone disguised as hawk to scare off farm-raiding monkeys
The Oita Municipal Government is trying to scare off wild, farm-raiding monkeys by using a drone made to look like a hawk.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2017
Wild otter filmed alive in first Japan sighting since 1979
A wild otter was caught on film on Nagasaki Prefecture's Tsushima Island in February, marking the first sighting of the mammal in Japan in 38 years, a University of the Ryukyus team said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2017
Disaster-hit Fukushima village names rescue dog a PR ambassador
A village affected by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster has turned to an unlikely public relations ambassador with the appointment of a locally born search and rescue dog.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 10, 2017
How the first airborne mammals took off, 100 million years before bats
In dense Chinese forests populated by dinosaurs 160 million years ago, two furry critters resembling flying squirrels glided from tree to tree, showing that even in such a perilous neighborhood early mammals had succeeded in going airborne.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Aug 9, 2017
Rescue in the park: Kittens named Majorelle and Kirstenbosch
These two youngsters were part of a rescue operation that brought together complete strangers with the common goal of helping an animal in need.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 30, 2017
Dreams come true: Cats Dyna and Kohnan find a home in Saitama
Dyna and Kohnan, first featured here in January, have now found a home together.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 28, 2017
Scientists turn to slug slime to create new kind of surgical glue
Scientists have developed an experimental surgical glue inspired by the mucus secreted by slugs that could offer an alternative to sutures and staples for closing wounds.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 26, 2017
Up, up and away: a Pomeranian named Balloon
Balloon came to ARK in bad shape, rundown and very poorly cared for. That was three months ago, and the transformation is astounding.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 16, 2017
A tasteful choice: a cat named Toro
Toro can be both charming and aloof, a very fetching feline when she switches on her beguiling ways, and then cool and a bit distant when she's not in the mood.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 12, 2017
Joie de viva!: A Hokkaido cross named Viva
Viva is highly intelligent, affectionate, loves other dogs, and would be an excellent companion when she gets to know you and learns to trust you.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2017
Increase in female hunters seen helping keep wildlife-related crop damage at bay
The number of female hunters in the nation has been growing recently, raising expectations that they will become major players in protecting farms from damage caused by animals.
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.
Paris Olympics kick off with rain-soaked — but grandiose — opening ceremony
Japan's 2024 Olympic team moves down the Seine River in Paris during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday.
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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