Explore Japan’s most adorable animal cafes, where cute cats, owls, hedgehogs, and other charming animals create unforgettable experiences. From sipping coffee while surrounded by playful pets to ...

Japan is a very beautiful and interesting country and as it is an island, it's home to many animals that can't be found anywhere else in the world. Japan is a relatively safe place to visit but it ...

A sweeping exploration of animals in Japanese art and culture across sixteen centuries. Few countries have devoted as much artistic energy to the depiction of animal life as Japan. Drawing upon the ...

Japanese art is rich in animal imagery—humorous badgers, mysterious foxes, divine horses, and fearsome lion-dogs. That is the theme of the newest exhibition at the Honolulu Museum of Art. Animals in ...

SEMBOKU, Japan — A remote Japanese town has taken to selling bear meat from a vending machine, sourcing its supply to Asian black bears, listed as a vulnerable species, caught in traps or in the ...

There is a surprisingly wide variety of snakes in Japan, with over 40 species in total that inhabit the country’s many islands. Most of these snakes are non-venomous and beneficial to the environment ...

What kind of relationship did Japanese people and animals have during the early modern Edo period (1603–1868)? An exhibition exploring this historical relationship through ukiyo-e (traditional ...