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ANIMALS

LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Feb 1, 2016
'Hunk' Nagoya gorilla stars in recruitment drive
A famous gorilla in Nagoya is starring in a video to promote the city's municipal job recruitment effort.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jan 31, 2016
Sound of silence: a dachshund named Flake
With a beautiful cream color and a tail lush like a horse's mane, Flake pads gently on silent feet, never whines, never barks and is never bossy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 31, 2016
'Humans caused extinction' of huge bird 50,000 years ago
The mystery behind the extinction of a huge flightless bird called Genyornis that flourished in the grasslands and woodlands of prehistoric Australia may have been solved, with burned eggshells as the clue and people as the culprits.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 29, 2016
Conservationists say Mali's desert elephants face extinction within a few years
Mali's elephants, one of just two remaining desert herds in the world, will be gone in three years unless the government does more to protect them, a conservation group said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2016
Dolphin activist Ric O'Barry says he's a political prisoner of Japan
A U.S. activist opposing the dolphin hunt in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, now in detention near Narita International Airport said Tuesday he is a political prisoner for his efforts to save dolphins.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 26, 2016
Carcass of fifth sperm whale washes up in eastern England
The carcass of a fifth sperm whale has washed up on England's east coast, the coast guard said Monday, after four others died in a spate of beachings nearby in recent days.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Jan 24, 2016
Eating crow on the issue of the clever critters we consume
The controversies surrounding the eating of various animals in our modern world are numerous: the hunting of bluefin tuna to near-extinction; eating shark fin soup (in which only the fin is used and the rest of the shark is often discarded); the consumption of dogs in various Asian countries; the use...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jan 24, 2016
Role model: a cat named Utsugi
Utsugi is everything you could want. She loves people, likes kids, gets on well with other cats and tolerates dogs.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 22, 2016
Sarah the cheetah, world's fastest land mammal, dies in Ohio zoo
An Ohio zoo said on Thursday that Sarah, a cheetah designated the world's fastest land mammal by National Geographic magazine in 2012, has died at the age of 15.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 21, 2016
Dracoraptor, forerunner of fearsome T-rex, unearthed in Wales
In the early years of the Jurassic Period, when the world was recovering from one of the worst mass extinctions on record, a modest meat-eating dinosaur from Wales helped pave the way for some of the most fearsome predators ever to stalk the Earth.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jan 18, 2016
China to build biggest cloning factory
The world's largest animal cloning factory is under construction in the northern port city of Tianjin
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jan 17, 2016
Please cuddle: a cat named Rikka
This 8-year-old looker is stressed and yearning for a warm home of his own, especially one with people, but preferably not with too many cats.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jan 10, 2016
A peach of a pinscher named Pear
Miniature pinscher Pear is really quite the cutie, incredibly affectionate and infinitely portable at just over 5 kg.
WORLD
Jan 7, 2016
SeaWorld, California authorities reach settlement in safety cases
SeaWorld and California regulators said on Wednesday they have reached a settlement over allegations that the marine park did not properly train its employees to interact with its famed killer whales.
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2016
Gifu man's missing ostrich found dead in nearby woods
An ostrich that had escaped from its owner in Gifu Prefecture at the end of last year was found dead Sunday with the branch of a tree protruding from in its neck, the Asahi Shimbun reported Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jan 3, 2016
Labrador love: a lug named Caramel
Nothing says 'love' like a Labrador, and 1-year-old Caramel has got a lot to give.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Jan 2, 2016
Teens find spicy 'udders' keep boars at bay
A couple of weeks ago, I came home in the evening and found a wild boar on the porch. It had been bled and gutted, but otherwise it was still whole and hairy. I was very busy as I had to head off to Tokyo the next morning, but that present from some kindly local hunter in the Nagano Prefecture hills...
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.
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.
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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