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ANIMALS

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 21, 2021
Russia reports world's first cases of H5N8 bird flu in humans
Russia said it found the world’s first cases of the H5N8 strain of avian influenza in humans, though the virus isn’t yet spreading between people.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 22, 2021
New China swine fever strains point to unlicensed vaccines
The variants of the disease cause a chronic condition that reduces the number of healthy piglets born.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 15, 2021
Raven queen vanishes, and Britain fears prophecy of doom will come true
They flap and lollop and squawk and scavenge. They hold the future of the realm, some say, in their fearsome beaks. And now one of them has been reclassified to MIA from AWOL.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 9, 2020
Japan to order nationwide disinfection against bird flu outbreak
Bird flu has been detected at six regional prefectures since last month in Japan's worst outbreak in more than four years.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2020
Former agricultural minister’s graft scandal sparks conversation about animal welfare in Japan
Allegations of bribery illustrate the lengths to which the poultry industry went to preserve its decades-old, yet globally criticized practice of confining egg-laying hens in small cages.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2020
Wild bear attacks in Japan reach highest number in five years
The pandemic has been cited as a reason for the creatures becoming bolder and getting closer to human settlements.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 20, 2020
Wildlife diseases poised to spread northwards as climate changes
As the world’s climate warms, parasite-carried wildlife diseases will move north, with animals in cold far-north and high-altitude regions expected to suffer the most dramatic increases, warns a study published on Friday in the journal Science.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2020
Hokkaido city calls in ‘Monster Wolf' to scare off wild bears
A mechanical wolf with fake fur, bared fangs and flashing red eyes is keeping residents and crops safe in the face of increasing encounters with bears.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2020
Japanese health officials find 164 dogs crammed into tiny house
Japanese health officials have found 164 emaciated dogs crammed into a tiny house in one of the country's worst cases of animal hoarding, an animal rights activist said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Oct 30, 2020
Akita Prefecture taps bear expert to stop damage to farms
Due to depopulation and changing lifestyles, residents no longer take proper care of mountains, which some believe is causing bears to roam further.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 17, 2020
Zoo closures put conservation programs in jeopardy
Animal welfare and research facilities around the world are feeling the financial pinch of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Aug 21, 2020
Pets in demand as Japanese stay home, but pandemic chokes supply
As people stay home longer amid the spread of COVID-19 infections, more are turning to animals for help in dealing with stress.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 12, 2020
Back from the dead? Stem cells give hope for revival of Malaysia's extinct rhinos
Some skin, eggs and tissue samples are all that remain of Malaysia's last rhino, Iman, who died last November after years of failed breeding attempts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 30, 2020
About 3 billion animals were harmed in Australian bush fires, WWF says
Nearly 3 billion koalas, kangaroos and other native Australian animals were killed or displaced by bushfires in 2019 and 2020, according to a study by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), triple the organization's earlier estimates.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 20, 2020
An aging sumo wrestler, food poisoning risks and safeguarding pets from COVID-19
Warning: A portion of this contribution deals with suicide, which some readers may find distressing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 31, 2020
Millipede from Scotland is world's oldest-known land animal
A fossilized millipede-like creature discovered in Scotland may represent the oldest-known land animal, a humble pioneer of terrestrial living 425 million years ago that helped pave the way for the throngs that would eventually inhabit Earth's dry parts.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 16, 2020
COVID-19 sniffer dogs: The U.K.’s latest attempt to tackle the coronavirus
The U.K. hopes to develop a new weapon in the global war against the coronavirus pandemic: COVID-19 sniffer dogs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 28, 2020
Piglets aborted and chickens gassed as pandemic slams meat sector
Farmers say they have no choice but to cull livestock as they run short on space to house their animals or money to feed them.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 18, 2020
With fishing fleets tied up due to COVID-19, marine life has a chance to recover
Plummeting global demand for fish and seafood as a result of the coronavirus crisis is likely to create an effect similar to the halt of commercial fishing during both world wars, when the idling of fleets led to the rebound of fish stocks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 8, 2020
China snake village scales down as coronavirus prompts wildlife trade ban
Since China began frantic efforts to curb a coronavirus epidemic in late January, residents in the tiny snake breeding village of Zisiqiao have had to come to terms with a ban on wildlife trading, its lifeline for decades.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Osaka police crack down on crime ring over underage prostitution
Osaka Prefectural Police headquarters
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.
Rare vintage shots and first-time shows at TOP’s 30th anniversary
The museum's curators selected a wide array of works from the archives for the milestone exhibitions. Among other photos, Nobuyoshi Araki's work from the series "Winter Journey" (1990) was included in the "Continuity and Change" exhibition that concluded in June.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.

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