In a 2023 survey published in The Mainichi, it was found that there are approximately 6.8 million pet dogs and 9 million pet cats across Japan. Companion animals have become integral parts of people’s ...

Pet dogs are seen in this unrelated file photo. (Mainichi/Kenji Yoneda) TOKYO -- Nearly half of pet owners in a recent survey said they were unaware that cats, dogs and other animals also get pollen ...

The Owari Hokubu Seien cremation site, where garbage was burned with deceased pet animals, is seen in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, in this photo provided by the Aihoku Koiki Jimu Kumiai special district ...

Three species of exotic animals took Japan by storm in 1984. Leading off in the spring was the frilled-neck lizard, which featured in a TV commercial and captured the hearts of viewers with its ...

Fossils uncovered in Japan, thought to be from the archipelago’s lost tiger population, have now been revealed to be of an ancient species of lion. While there are no native lion or tiger populations ...