In a discovery that may reshape our understanding of Japan’s extinct wildlife, 13-year-old Hinako Komori has brought a ...

Japan is introducing sniffer dogs at its airports to prevent large amounts of undeclared cash from being moved out of the country. The first dogs, a pair of Labrador Retrievers named Lilax and ...

(Mainichi/Mami Miyajima) OSAKA -- Just like their human owners, pets are living longer, with an average lifespan for dogs in Japan up by 0.75 years since 2010 according to a national 2023 survey ...

Akita-inu have become an iconic dog breed, associated with Japan around the world, but their numbers are in decline. The Akita-inu is a dog breed native to Japan’s Akita Prefecture. Its roots ...

2K Japan and Firaxis introduced Civ Dog in Japan, the new official promotional ambassador and mascot for Sid Meier’s Civilization VII. Civ Dog is an original character rendered in a cute chibi ...

AJIGASAWA, Aomori Prefecture--A statue of a dog that grabbed the hearts of many in Japan for its "busa-kawa" (ugly-cute) looks was unveiled here on Nov. 8 before dozens of eagerly waiting fans.

A funeral for 62 AIBO robot dogs was held in a temple east of Tokyo last month. Hidenori Ukai is a priest at Shokakuji Temple in Kyoto. He has been doing research into how people in Japan pray for ...

A woman’s dog fell ill, then the woman started showing the same symptoms, Japan doctors said. Patrick Tomasso via Unsplash A woman is recovering after she was infected with a potentially deadly ...

Maru was the 'unofficial guide dog' to the island, and is remembered for being a cutie as he was spotted on Google Maps in ...