Forget Fido, cuddly 'Lovot' promises to be high-tech pet replacement
Experience life with an endearing, big-eyed robot with lifelike features — including artificial body temperature and affectionate personality — that is being marketed as an alternative to pet ownership in Japan. At an event for families that kicked off Tuesday, several Lovot robots developed by ...
Dog days: Care service near Tokyo offers support to owners of aging canines
The founder of a dog-care service near Tokyo hopes her business will help owners with the challenges they face caring for aging pets.
Japan passes bill requiring microchipping of pets to reduce strays
The pet microchipping rules will take effect in three years after the promulgation of the revised animal protection law, which also toughened penalties for abusing animals.
In graying Japan, pet hoarding proving to be a pesky problem
Japan's graying population has caused local governments to struggle to cope with the burgeoning problem of animal hoarding among seniors who are suffering from dementia or worsening chronic diseases. According to officials, homes are becoming overrun with urine and feces from pet dogs and cats, ...
Tokyo's Pet Loss Cafe offers a place to grieve and heal
Ritsuko Shimazaki, 58, occasionally takes a 70-minute train ride to visit one coffee shop in particular near the upscale district of Omotesando in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward. The cafe — seemingly a standard trendy coffee shop with wooden tables and about a dozen seats surrounded by ...
If you are looking for a word to describe your adorable pet pup, "selfish" might not top the list. But a study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE suggests Fido's reputation for being caring is all a ruse — at least if you are ...
A large, flightless and highly dangerous bird called a cassowary killed its owner in Florida, news reports said. The man was raising it and other exotic animals on his property in Alachua county in the north central part of the state, the local TV station ...
Pooches put their best paw forward at Japan International Dog Show
The event is the biggest dog show in Japan, with 2,201 canines representing 134 different breeds at this year's edition, which marks the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the Japan Kennel Club.
Meow hear this: Japanese study finds cats recognize their names
Domestic cats recognize their names even though they may not act like they do, according to a new Japanese study. A team including Atsuko Saito, associate professor at Sophia University, studied how cats kept at homes and a so-called cat cafe, where customers can interact ...
An increasing number of Japanese companies are aiming to seize business opportunities from a pet boom in China. DS Pharma Animal Health Co., a Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. subsidiary that makes drugs for animals, agreed with a Chinese company in late March on the launch ...
Kasa hopes you'll say, 'Mi casa es su casa' ('My home is your home')
The very attractive Kasa was born to a stray mother on an apartment balcony and came to ARK as a wee kitten. Though it's a big step up from the balcony, she is now nearly 2 years old and still without a home. Why?! We ...
