Whether you admire marine life, snow-dwelling animals or simply want to meet the internet's latest sensation, Japan has ...

Japan’s islands stretch from tropical beaches to snowy mountains, creating homes for some of the world’s most unique and adorable wildlife. Island isolation has created special species like Japanese ...

Utagawa Hiroshige, “New Year’s Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, ji,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Edo period, 1857) (all images coutesy the National Gallery of Art, Washington) ...

In Japan, it’s possible to enjoy a coffee while an owl perches on your head, or to sit at a bar where penguins stare out at you from behind a plexiglass wall. The country’s exotic animal cafes are ...

Japan has a unique way to help turtles cross train tracks for train lines that run in the city. Read here to learn about these crossings.

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 ...

In 2011, the Los Angles County Museum of Art announced the acquisition of “Cranes,” a breathtaking pair of six-panel painted screens by Maruyama Ōkyo (1733-1795), Japan’s leading 18th century artist.

Ecologist Yuya Fukano had planned to do fieldwork in the summer of 2018, but when an unexpected record-breaking heatwave hit Japan, he was forced to find a research project he could carry out from ...

Two researchers at the Texas Natural Science Center are combining art and science in a unique form that highlights a beauty in dead animals and animal biodiversity in Texas. When Adam Cohen (Biology ...