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ANIMALS

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Dec 20, 2015
Winning ways: a cat named Ambre
Still adjusting to people, Ambre needs an owner who will help him come out of his shell.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 18, 2015
Ancient 'Loch Ness monster' reptiles swam like penguins
Plesiosaurs, marine reptiles that thrived in the world's seas when dinosaurs ruled the land, swam much like penguins by using their flippers to "fly" underwater, scientists said on Thursday, resolving a debate that began nearly two centuries ago.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 17, 2015
Singapore seizes huge shipment of elephant tusks, pangolin scales
Singapore authorities have impounded half a ton of elephant tusks in one of the largest ivory seizures made in the city-state in over a decade.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 10, 2015
Fossil of carnivorous whale named to honor 'Moby-Dick'
Don't call me Ishmael. Call me "Albicetus."
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Dec 6, 2015
A penny for your thoughts: a dog named Jerry
Jerry is something of an introvert, an intelligent dog and an incredibly quick study. But he's no stick-in-the-mud.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Dec 5, 2015
All set for our woods' own horse power
Over the past three years, the C.W. Nicol Afan Woodland Trust has been bringing down people and horses from Tono and Morioka in Iwate Prefecture to help us take out trees we've been thinning from our woods here in northern Nagano Prefecture — and lately, too, from the adjoining national forest we've...
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Dec 2, 2015
Monkeying around in Yamanouchi
As temperatures drop throughout Japan, the country's famous wild Snow Monkeys have headed to the hot springs. One Reuters photographer captured the macaques taking a dip at the Jigokudani Monkey Park, about 45 minutes from Nagano city by bus. The wild Japanese macaques in Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture,...
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 30, 2015
If it's not too much bother, let's tackle 'mendokusai'
Introducing the proper use of the i-adjective u3081u3093u3069u304fu3055u3044 and na-adjective u3081u3093u3069u3046(u306a).
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Nov 29, 2015
Precious jewel: a cat named Gyokuro
Found starving and flea-infested, 7-month-old Gyokuro is now as healthy and sweet as she is pretty.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 25, 2015
Geckos' amazing wall-walking talent lies in unique keratin genes
Geckos boast one of the most impressive talents of any animal: the ability to scamper up a smooth wall or across a ceiling with ease. How do they do it? Well, it is all in the genes.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Nov 22, 2015
Golden years: a dog named Goma
Friendly, quiet and gentle, the only thing some people would say Goma has going against him is his age.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 19, 2015
Polar bears' numbers to fall as Arctic ice shrinks, detailed study predicts
Polar bear populations are likely to fall by more than 30 percent by around midcentury as global warming thaws Arctic sea ice, experts said on Thursday in the most detailed review of the predators to date.
WORLD
Nov 19, 2015
Colorado woman kills 38 sheep in crash, charged with drunken driving
A 47-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after her vehicle plowed into a flock of sheep in southwestern Colorado, killing 38 of them, police said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 19, 2015
Going batty: secrets behind upside-down flight landings revealed
It is an aerial maneuver far beyond the capabilities of even the most sophisticated modern aircraft: landing upside down on a ceiling. But it is routine business for bats, and now scientists have learned precisely how they do it.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 19, 2015
Alarming new 'superbug' gene found in animals and people in China
A new gene that makes bacteria highly resistant to a last-resort class of antibiotics has been found in people and pigs in China — including in samples of bacteria with epidemic potential, researchers said this week.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Nov 16, 2015
She wants more, more, more: a kitten named Be-bop
Be-bop, now 5 months old, was rescued in August when someone called to say three cats had fallen into a creek.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2015
In first, Japanese researchers observe chimp mother and sister caring for disabled infant
A Japanese study of a chimpanzee mother caring for her disabled infant in the wild has shed light on how humans developed their social behavior.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 10, 2015
SeaWorld will phase out San Diego orca show
SeaWorld said on Monday it plans to replace its signature "Shamu" killer whale shows in San Diego with displays focused on "conservation," after grappling with sagging attendance and years of criticism over treatment of the captive marine mammals.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 6, 2015
Scientists learn how some fish can supercharge their vision
Superman can use his X-ray vision whenever the need arises. It turns out that in real life, some fish and amphibians can do something nearly as super when it come to their sight.
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.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
As many as nine dead after driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd
An ambulance is parked at the site of the Lapu Lapu day festival, where a vehicle drove into a crowd killing several people in Vancouver on Saturday.
Japan’s legal system struggles to deal with AI-made child sexual abuse images
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.
How to bring up bad news in Japanese
As in other cultures, when someone shares bad news in Japanese it’s best to respond with supportive words.
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.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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