Two different groups of macaques have been spotted in Japan mounting sika deer. The behavior could be part of a shared ...

As record temperatures are recorded across Japan, zoos are taking measures to prevent heatstroke for their animals. At the Edogawa Ward Natural Zoo on July 29, the backs of three giant anteaters ...

Two employees at a major Japanese pet shop chain have come forward to expose widespread neglect and inaction allegedly ...

The number of dogs and cats euthanized in Japan has dropped to less than one-tenth of that about a decade ago thanks to ...

The Animal Welfare Japan (AWJ) was created in 1956 to raise public awareness and funding to ensure pioneering animal welfare activities in Japan were continued and improved. Reputable animal ...

a researcher at the Japan Animal Welfare Society. Breeding agents and pet stores are required by law to regularly report to local authorities about the number of dogs and cats they bred ...

Japan's government approved a request by scientists to conduct stem-cell experiments to create an animal-human hybrid and allow it to be brought to term. Japan's science ministry last week gave ...

"When an aquarium in Japan closed to the public for restorations, the aquarium's beloved sunfish grew lonely without visitors ...