An expedition records 29,556 animals in the abyssal trenches and reveals how they survive the pressure and total darkness.

TOKYO – Americans may seem obsessed with animals, with daycare for dogs and TV therapists for cats, not to mention the hours we spend looking at photos of cute critters on the Internet. But it's ...

A change discovery on the northeastern coast of Japan has resulted in the classification of a brand new species.

A gelatinous mass with bluish reflections, on the sand of a beach in Miyagi Prefecture (Japan): this is what caught the ...

A tiny six-eyed blue springtail, Paranura species, surprises Japanese scientists and reveals four new species hidden in dead ...

Nagoya, Japan — Abandoned and unwanted pets are a big problem across the world, with thousands stuck in shelters waiting for adoption. Older animals are particularly hard to place, leaving them at ...

It is not hard to see why people visit animal cafes in Japan. Animals are cute. Owl lovers want a close-up experience. Capybaras look so unbothered that you can imagine they’re enjoying the attention.

This is a sponsored story, created and edited exclusively by Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Tokyo Updates website. What kind of relationship did Japanese people and animals have during the early ...

Living in a small neighborhood in the outskirts of Yokohama, called Tsurumi, was a surreal experience. Tsurumi was simultaneously more urban than Boston—what with its incredible public transportation ...