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ANIMALS

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 9, 2016
Remarkable feathered dinosaur tail found encased in amber
Some 99 million years ago, a juvenile dinosaur got its feathery tail stuck in tree resin, a death trap for the small creature. But its misfortune is now giving scientists unique insight into feathered dinosaurs that prospered during the Cretaceous Period.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 8, 2016
Giraffes suffering a 'silent extinction,' report says
Giraffe numbers have declined by as much as 40 percent since the 1980s in a "silent extinction" driven by illegal hunting and an expansion of farmland in Africa, the Red List of endangered species reported on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Dec 4, 2016
Are you listening?: a cat named Nisshi
Nisshi lives in the Osaka shelter but he would love to find a family in time for Christmas.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Nov 27, 2016
Star light, star bright: Dog called Goma finds a home in Tokyo
The stars finally smile down on Goma as he finds a home and family with Eri and Hideaki Terao of Tokyo.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 27, 2016
Dutch destroy 190,000 ducks in first bird flu cull
Some 190,000 ducks were destroyed on Saturday at six farms in the Netherlands following an avian flu outbreak, the country's first cull of an epidemic sweeping northern Europe.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 24, 2016
Sapporo craft artist creates cardboard animals with touch of realism
Suguru Yoshida, an art major at a university in northern Japan, has elevated the ordinary practice of making cardboard animals to the realm of realism, with such creations as a tiger that seems to be moving and a fluffy sheep.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Nov 20, 2016
Ready to roll: a dog named Pele
Still a bit timid, Pele is happy now and ready for a home of his own. With time, we think he's likely to be quite the crowd-pleaser.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 19, 2016
Pheasant-elect: Bird with Trump's quiff draws crowds in China
A pheasant has become a star attraction at a Chinese safari park after visitors said its golden head feathers resembled U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's famous blond quiff.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Nov 9, 2016
Ittie bittie everything: a shih tzu named Micro
Three-year-old Micro is the tiniest shih tzu you've probably ever seen and weighs less than about half a cat.
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2016
Asian elephant from Thailand has miscarriage at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo
An elephant at Ueno Zoo had a miscarriage Monday, about four months after being confirmed as the first Asian elephant to get pregnant at the Tokyo zoo since it opened in 1882.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2016
Thrice spared death, Osaka zoo rooster draws crowds looking to get lucky
A rooster raised by Osaka's Tennoji Zoo as food for other animals has now become an attraction himself, after thrice managing to avoid the gallows and a grim fate as fare for his fellows.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Oct 30, 2016
Role model: black beauty Aoi becomes the Cooks' cat
Aoi, a cat first featured in this column in March, has now found a home in Yokohama with Norm and Sumiko Cook and their other cat, Cheetah.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 29, 2016
IWC to set up fund for developing nations; Japanese named next chairman
The International Whaling Commission decides to help cash-strapped nations send delegates to its meetings and taps a Japanese official as its next chairman.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Oct 23, 2016
Uninvited pair of animal invaders leave island in a tizzy
When a boar and a deer show up offering diversity and hope to repair our ecosystem, we should be honored that they'd even consider taking up residence here.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Oct 23, 2016
Safe with you: a tabby cat named Utsumu
A beautiful orange and white tabby, this young lady is a rare mix of sensitivity and savvy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 21, 2016
Smart mouth: Chinese fish fossil sheds light on jaw evolution
A bottom-dwelling, mud-grubbing, armored fish that swam in tropical seas 423 million years ago is fundamentally changing the understanding of the evolution of an indisputably indispensable anatomical feature: the jaw.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 21, 2016
Hundreds of rare snow leopards killed illegally every year, study says
Hundreds of snow leopards are killed illegally every year in remote mountains from China to Tajikistan, further endangering the big cats, which number only a few thousand in the wild, a report said on Friday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Oct 16, 2016
My sunshine: A small dog named Mezzo
Mezzo will play, walk or just chill, as long as someone is by his side. Easy to get on with and just plain happy, Mezzo is a joy sure to chase any gray skies away.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Oct 9, 2016
Come hither: a cat named Sync
Sync is all cat, classic cat, the kind with that come-hither look about her that you'd best not heed unless you know it's what she really wants.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 5, 2016
Brainy bees learn how to pull strings to get what they want
Scientists in Britain have managed to teach bumblebees to pull strings to get to food and then pass on what they have learned to others in their colony- showing a high level of intelligence despite their tiny brains.
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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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.
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