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DOGS

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Oct 15, 2017
Shine On! works its animal magic on kids facing tough times
Shine On! Kids offers support and encouragement to very ill children and their families around Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Oct 8, 2017
Matter of circumstance: a toy poodle named Manto
Circumstances led the toy poodle Manto on a sad circular path that has found him at ARK looking for a home.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Oct 1, 2017
Wanted: A friend for Panjuro the Chihuahua
Panjuro is pint-size but with big, big energy.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 23, 2017
A ruff guide to Seeing Eye dogs in Japan
Ariel is a devoted labrador. Named after the title character in Disney's "The Little Mermaid," Ariel can’t get enough of her user, 37-year-old Kanako Suzuki. Ariel rolls on her back, begging to be petted, and when Suzuki joins her on the floor, the animal jumps onto her lap — all 24 kilograms of...
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 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.
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
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 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.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 28, 2017
Chock-full of fun: a dog named Chucker
Eight-month-old Chucker came to ARK at the end of last year after being taken in off the streets.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 21, 2017
Good times: Beagle Bik finds a home in Osaka Prefecture
Bik, now rechristened Carol, has been a great solace to a family that was grieving the loss of their canine best friend of nearly 15 years.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 14, 2017
Hero at heart: a dog named Rikinosuke
Some ARK staff have called this 10-year-old mix of Norwegian elkhound and Australian cattle dog 'the Chris Hemsworth of dogs,' in reference to the actor's portrayal of Thor.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
May 28, 2017
Heart-warming: a shih tzu mix named Cockle
Weighing no more than a rather large cat, 2-year-old Cockle has something of a feline nature to him.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
May 10, 2017
Just lonely: a dog named Shinta
Though he's a mature, healthy dog of 14 years of age, the one thing Shinta loves as much as people is toys.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
May 10, 2017
Yamagata town to test using dogs to detect cancers
Dogs are not only loving companions. They could also be our most reliable weapon against cancer.
Why Japan is running out of rice — and farmers to grow it
An ongoing shortage of rice has resulted in rising prices for Japan's main food staple.
Japan and U.S. appoint tariff negotiators after Ishiba-Trump phone call
Economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa enters the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yamaguchi-gumi pledges end to yakuza war
Yamaguchi-gumi executives (center and right) leave the Hyogo Prefectural Police headquarters in Kobe after submitting a pledge to end turf battles on Monday.
Japan responds to Trump's tariffs with a polite phone call and request
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a joint press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on Feb. 7.
Japan to avoid direct confrontation with the U.S. over Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Japan does not intend to seek direct confrontation with the U.S. over the newly levied tariffs, during a parliamentary committee session in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan gets a new U.S. ambassador — and he has his work cut out for him
George Glass, U.S. President Donald Trump's pick to be ambassador to Japan, attends a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing in Washington on March 13.
Online art scene eager to go offline, at least for the moment
Digital artist Polygon1993 revels in the physicality of nostalgic technology, making art out of materials such as miniature CDs, holographic prints layered with plexiglass shards and a giant custom-made floppy disk.
Tottori takes a bold leap forward in the arts
The city of Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture celebrated the opening of its public art museum with festivities such as a parade that drew 1,000 revelers.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.

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