Visitors come to the Azuchi Castle Archaeological Museum run by Shiga Prefecture to see the elaborate model of a female Yayoi dog, which is believed to have lived in Japan during the ancient Yayoi ...

Stone statue of Tanuki Osho ... the tanuki is a mystical creature known as bake-danuki, or “monster raccoon dog.” First mentioned in the “Nihon Shoki,” one of Japan’s oldest history books from 720 A.D ...

The tanuki is one of the strangest animals you’ve probably never heard of - a wild canid that looks like a raccoon, acts like a trickster, and holds a legendary place in Japanese folklore.

An airport in Japan has taken customer care to the next level, installing a freshen-up facility for travelling dogs. Osaka airport now has a toilet area for pampered pooches which also includes ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) – An ancient statue at the Cleveland Museum of Art will be returned to its home country. The museum and the State of Libya released a joint statement about the piece. Wrong-way ...

“A guy at the pet shop I worked at gave me this statue with ... plush raccoon Christmas stocking. “Mom hung it up at her house.” When her mother traveled to Japan, she returned with ...

Parma’s pink flamingo statue was re-installed at the Anthony Zielinski Park Splash Pad, near the Parma script sign. (Photo courtesy: City of Parma) (Photo courtesy: City of Parma) (Photo ...

He recently challenged former MP Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati’s assertion that there is no historical evidence supporting the presence of a dog with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He opposed the proposal to ...

An aggressive raccoon that attacked a dog and a person in two separate incidents in Collingswood last week has tested positive for rabies, according to Camden County Health Department. A ...

An aggressive raccoon that attacked a dog and a person in two separate incidents in Collingswood last week has tested positive for rabies, according to Camden County Health Department. A ...