In early January, firefighters leapt into action to save the life of a horse that had broken through fencing and fallen into a frozen pond. The animal was among 234 new species discovered in the past ...

Local residents in the city of Seki, Gifu Prefecture, are on edge after animal remains were found buried in a flower bed, the second such occurrence in the prefecture this month. According to ...

a crane almost invariably appears -- cranes being trained by the Japanese to play the part of carrier pigeons. Of course, a far more bulky correspondence can be intrusted to them, and one of the ...

Once complete, the count will be shared with other zoos worldwide — via a database called ZIMS Species360 — where it is used to help manage the global conservation breeding programs for endangered ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Thursday ...

A YouTuber has claimed that animals were left behind in an abandoned zoo after initial reports suggested they had been rescued and relocated. Back in 2020, Phuket Zoo in Thailand closed its doors ...

A study has found that what scientists thought were the oldest human fossils found in Japan are the bones of a brown bear ... While they suspected the possibility that they may be animal bones, they ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

In a bustling market in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, a food vendor who locals say bears an uncanny resemblance to US president-elect Donald Trump gets more business – and attention ...

A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen that’s making the island nation an attractive and affordable destination.

TOKYO – Record numbers of tourists flocked to Japan in 2024, figures showed on Jan 15, as the weak yen bolstered the appeal of the “bucket list” destination despite overcrowding complaints ...

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