But a new study, led by a researcher at Japan's National Institute for Environmental Studies, found that owning a dog rather than a cat may lower the risk of dementia and frailty in older adults.

A Japanese man named Toco spent $14,000 on a realistic Border Collie costume and is now helping others experience life as a dog by opening a zoo called TokoTokoZoo. Located in Tokyo, the zoo ...

ANA Cargo has successfully transported Japanese raccoon dogs from Higashiyama Park in Nagoya to their new home at the ...

7 (UPI) --A talented dog rode his skateboard through a tunnel made up of 40 people standing with their legs apart to break a Guinness World Record. Coda, a cocker spaniel belonging to Japanese dog ...

OITA--A baby monkey named in honor of Shohei Ohtani’s famous dog was born here just in time ... in Oita welcomed a baby “Nihonzaru” (Japanese macaque) on April 21, the first to be born ...

Lisa’s Wanderings Around Japan/ Ushiku Buddha: Finding one’s way to the Pure Land in massive Ibaraki statue January 25, 2022 Daigoji temple plans to expand from Kyoto to outer space in ’23 ...

The 14th president of the United States, Franklin Pierce, had two miniature Japanese chin dogs. The Japanese government gifted the two pups to commemorate the Perry Expedition, a diplomatic ocean ...