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ANIMALS

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 7, 2017
What you got cookin’?: a cat named Chijimi
This green-eyed beauty, with a thick mane of fur, looks like a gray lion, and he’s even more beautiful when you see him in the flesh.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 6, 2017
Unique reef fish ‘kisses’ take sting out of coral diet
Featuring slime and suction, a kiss from a tubelip wrasse — a colorful reef fish — is no one’s idea of romance. But it is perfectly suited for eating a hazardous diet using one of the animal kingdom’s most unique feeding strategies.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
May 28, 2017
Heart-warming: a shih tzu mix named Cockle
Weighing no more than a rather large cat, 2-year-old Cockle has something of a feline nature to him.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
May 21, 2017
One that didn’t get away: Cat Bateau finds a home with Aussies in Tokyo
It was ‘love at first sight,’ says Liz Shek-Noble of when she saw Bateau featured in The Japan Times last June.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
May 14, 2017
Born this way: a cat named Chapuche
Chapuche is a doll of a cat and likes nothing more than to roll over and have you give her a belly rub, but she’s got a little mean look that keeps some people away.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
May 10, 2017
Just lonely: a dog named Shinta
Though he’s a mature, healthy dog of 14 years of age, the one thing Shinta loves as much as people is toys.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / A MATTER OF HEALTH
May 10, 2017
Yamagata town to test using dogs to detect cancers
Dogs are not only loving companions. They could also be our most reliable weapon against cancer.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 10, 2017
Invasive mini-deer breeding rapidly, destroying crops, as Chiba tries to keep up
At first glance, it’s hard to believe a small, cute deer-like animal can do any harm.
WORLD
Apr 29, 2017
In Virginia, the bizarre mystery of abducted and shaved cats
Police and townsfolk in Waynesboro, Virginia, are trying to figure out why someone is abducting and shaving pet cats.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 23, 2017
Bright sunshiny day: a cat named Noma
Noma loves people and food, and she is ready to bring a whole lot of sunshine into someone’s days.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 16, 2017
Big on love: a dog named Kombu
A bit timid around people and not quick to trust, Kombu does hold his ground where others may run. Patience will gain his confidence and, when it does, he’s a sucker for love.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Apr 15, 2017
Asuka Takita: Veterinarian embraces life on the African plains
The king of the jungle is among the many acquaintances of Japan-born Asuka Takita since she made Kenya her home almost a decade ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2017
Kumamoto veterinarian looks after owners — and their pets — in times of disaster
In times of natural disaster, people’s safety and well-being are naturally put first. The same, though, can’t always be said for pets, which are also victims in such calamities.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 13, 2017
DNA can track migrations of fish
Scientists have tracked fish off New York by following the traces of DNA left in the water, a technique that could help gauge life in rivers, lakes and oceans around the world, a study showed on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 13, 2017
All in the family: Dinosaur cousin’s look is quite a surprise for researchers
Scientists have identified the oldest-known forerunner of the dinosaurs and are expressing surprise at how little it resembled one.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 12, 2017
Winning ways: Dachshund Rusk finds a home in Tokyo
Rusk, first featured here in September 2015, was able to win the heart of his foster parent, Junko Sugimoto, and is now firmly ensconced in his new Tokyo home.
Japan Times
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Apr 5, 2017
Fab — and then some: a kitten named Nakamun
Nakamun, now 10 months old, is back and ready to be scooped up by one very lucky person, even a first-time owner.
Japan Times
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Mar 26, 2017
Intoxicating: a German shepherd named Schlenkerla
Schlenkerla came from an infamous puppy mill and was bought for a child who was given no support regarding the dog’s care.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Mar 19, 2017
‘Take me in,’ she said: a cat named Futen
Normally, cats and dogs are brought to ARK or are rescued by the group. Futen, however, suddenly appeared on the doorstep of an ARK staff member and asked to be let in.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Mar 12, 2017
Cuddle me quick: a dog named Tucker
Seven-month-old Tucker is one of two siblings who came to ARK as strays. Now, he and his brother are looking for a roomy home, either separate or together.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ¥3,000 from ¥1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Why is the yen so weak and what can Japan do about it?
Japan spent ¥11.7 trillion ($73 billion) between late April and late May to prop up the weak yen.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

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