January 09, 2025 Hikonyan, the popular mascot of the city of Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, poses with New Year greeting cards addressed to the cat mascot at the city government ...

Apparently, long gone are the days when we could see the world’s popular animals anytime. Importing animals to increase their numbers in Japan is not a viable solution from the standpoint of ...

In this series we will take a lighthearted look at working animals in Japan and the many ways they make life more pleasant.

At Chausuyama Zoo in Nagano city, one of the popular summer events ... have high adaptability, so even animals from highlands can sometimes get used to Japan’s heat,” he said.