At the foot of the forests of Minakami, in Japan’s central Gunma Prefecture, all the elders know that the Yama-no-Kami, who ...

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 ...

People visiting a zoo in western Japan have had the opportunity to touch a snake, the Oriental zodiac symbol for 2025.

The closure of a marine zoo in the south of France has sparked intense debate over the future of inhabitants including orcas ...

Bill C-355, which would ban the export of Canadian horses to Japan for slaughter, has already passed the House of Commons but animal rights advocates say it has been delayed in the Senate for the ...

The Japanese government plans to revise the law to allow municipalities to authorize "emergency shootings" by hunters when animals enter populated areas, a source close to the matter said, amid a rise ...