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ANIMALS

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
May 10, 2015
My eyes adore you: a dog named Akira
Akira loves to walk and, even at age 10, likes playing with toys. His needs are few and he doesn't make work.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
May 4, 2015
Volunteer guide's polar bear outfit a hit at Nagoya zoo
An employee in Nagoya is masquerading as a polar bear on weekends.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
May 3, 2015
Pretty perfect: a cat named Achi
Achi is brimming with persistence and will lick you soggy if you hold her in your lap long enough.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 1, 2015
New avian flu viruses send U.S. scientists scrambling
Three highly pathogenic avian flu viruses that have infected poultry and wild birds in the U.S. Midwest appear unlikely to present a significant risk to humans. But the presence of the viruses in North America has scientists scrambling to understand their potential long-term threat.
WORLD
May 1, 2015
Woman is bitten to death by shark off Maui in first fatal attack in Hawaii since 2013
A 65-year-old woman bitten to death by a shark while snorkeling off the Hawaiian island of Maui loved the ocean and went swimming every day, her brother said on Thursday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 29, 2015
Lone gray wolf found in Oregon as state weighs lifting protections
A rare male gray wolf has been detected roaming an Oregon Indian reservation, state fish and game officials said on Monday, days after wildlife managers ordered a review that could lessen state protections for once-decimated populations of the species.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 26, 2015
Guardian angel: an Akita named Hakuho
Sweet-faced Hakuho is an 8-year-old Japanese Akita, a noble breed known for its fearlessness and its affection and protectiveness toward family members.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 24, 2015
Minnesota declares state of emergency over bird flu in poultry
Minnesota declared a state of emergency on Thursday over a fast-spreading strain of avian flu that has led to the extermination of more than 7.3 million birds in the country. It followed Wisconsin's action on Monday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 23, 2015
Coyote roaming exclusive Manhattan triggers police hunt
A coyote spotted on Wednesday in an exclusive Manhattan neighborhood touched off a massive police hunt that shut down Riverside Park, then led to Columbia University and Grants Tomb.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 22, 2015
N.Y. judge to consider claims that chimpanzees are 'legal persons'
An animal rights group has been granted a court hearing in which it will argue that two chimpanzees who live at a New York state university cannot be held captive because they are autonomous, intelligent creatures.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 21, 2015
Huge outbreak of bird flu reported at Iowa poultry farm
Iowa, the top U.S. egg-producing state, found a lethal strain of bird flu in millions of hens at an egg-laying facility on Monday, the worst case so far in a national outbreak that prompted Wisconsin to declare a state of emergency.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 19, 2015
Lord of the manor: Cat Chatby finds a home in Kawasaki
Since appearing in The Japan Times in November, Milan, rechristened Chatby, has found a home.
WORLD / Society
Apr 16, 2015
San Francisco to ban performing animals, exempting pets, livestock
San Francisco's Board of Supervisors has voted unanimously to ban performances of wild or exotic animals for public entertainment, including appearances in circuses or on the sets of movies, television shows and commercials.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 12, 2015
Shy girl: a cat named Chorogi
Chorogi is a beautiful cat, almost a year old with a classic Japanese pattern and an extra-long tail.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 5, 2015
Pint-size powerhouse: a dachshund named Miggy
Miggy knows what she likes — the right people, the right dogs and toys, toys, toys!
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Mar 29, 2015
Dreamy: a cat named Mignon
Mignon loves people and would make a very special companion for someone who appreciates beauty both inside and out.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 28, 2015
Primordial sea predator with spiky claws unearthed in Canada
A fossil site in the Canadian Rockies that provides a wondrous peek into life on Earth more than half a billion years ago has offered up the remains of an intriguing sea creature, a four-eyed arthropod predator that wielded a pair of spiky claws.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Mar 22, 2015
Dachshund Cabanas finds a new life in Tokyo
First featured here in September, Cabanas has happily found a new home with a family in Tokyo's Meguro Ward.
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.
Japan doubles down on stimulus to counter effects of Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks about U.S. tariffs in Tokyo last week.
Tokyo court fines Amazon Japan ¥35 million over counterfeit products
Takahiro Fujii (center), the president of Try and E, and his lawyers speak during a news conference on Friday in Tokyo after a ruling was handed down in a case against Amazon Japan.
Francis laid to rest as 400,000 mourn pope 'with open heart'
Pallbearers carry the coffin of Pope Francis at the end of the funeral ceremony in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican on Saturday.
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.
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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