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ANIMALS

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 30, 2017
Dreams come true: Cats Dyna and Kohnan find a home in Saitama
Dyna and Kohnan, first featured here in January, have now found a home together.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 28, 2017
Scientists turn to slug slime to create new kind of surgical glue
Scientists have developed an experimental surgical glue inspired by the mucus secreted by slugs that could offer an alternative to sutures and staples for closing wounds.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 26, 2017
Up, up and away: a Pomeranian named Balloon
Balloon came to ARK in bad shape, rundown and very poorly cared for. That was three months ago, and the transformation is astounding.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 16, 2017
A tasteful choice: a cat named Toro
Toro can be both charming and aloof, a very fetching feline when she switches on her beguiling ways, and then cool and a bit distant when she's not in the mood.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 12, 2017
Joie de viva!: A Hokkaido cross named Viva
Viva is highly intelligent, affectionate, loves other dogs, and would be an excellent companion when she gets to know you and learns to trust you.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 5, 2017
Mark of distinction: a cat named Totem
Totem has grown into a beautiful healthy, young cat who absolutely adores people.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 28, 2017
Chock-full of fun: a dog named Chucker
Eight-month-old Chucker came to ARK at the end of last year after being taken in off the streets.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 21, 2017
Good times: Beagle Bik finds a home in Osaka Prefecture
Bik, now rechristened Carol, has been a great solace to a family that was grieving the loss of their canine best friend of nearly 15 years.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 18, 2017
Angels in our midst: a cat named Mizukiri
Mizukiri owes his life to one of those rare gems among us who refuse to turn a blind eye when they encounter a creature in need.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 14, 2017
Hero at heart: a dog named Rikinosuke
Some ARK staff have called this 10-year-old mix of Norwegian elkhound and Australian cattle dog 'the Chris Hemsworth of dogs,' in reference to the actor's portrayal of Thor.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 9, 2017
Chimps are not people, cannot be freed from custody: New York court
Chimpanzees do not deserve the same rights as people, a New York state appeals court unanimously concluded on Thursday, as it refused to order the release of two of the animals to a primate sanctuary.
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.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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