Animals
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Pampered pooches at a Tokyo pet fair – in pictures
At an international pet fair in Tokyo, Japan, around 470 exhibitors are showcasing their new products and serv…
- Japan, Environment, Marine life, Conservation, Business, Animals, Wildlife, Fishing, World news, Asia Pacific, Americas, Food, Fish, Fishing industry
‘Showing respect’: the old Japanese technique that promises fish a better way to die
Fishermen in Mexico are using the ike jime method, which aims to reduce fish trauma, to improve the quality of…
- Japan, Environment, Oceans, Marine life, Conservation, Whaling, Animals, Cetaceans, Wildlife, World news, Asia Pacific
Japan’s whaling town struggles to keep 400 years of tradition alive
The resumption of killing whales for profit for the first time in over 30 years is offering little cause for c…
- Japan, Birds, Environment, Infectious diseases, Animals, Coronavirus, Wildlife, World news, Medical research, Microbiology, Biology, Science
Scientists use ostrich cells to make glowing Covid detection masks
Japanese researchers use bird antibodies to detect virus under ultraviolet lightCoronavirus – latest updatesSe…
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Slow moving turtle delays five planes at Japan airport
Airport workers occasionally remove stray cats and racoon dogs from the runway but turtle sightings are rareTu…
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Radioactive snakes help scientists monitor fallout from Fukushima nuclear disaster
Glue and duct tape used to fit rat snakes with dosimeters and GPS movement trackers to help researchers unders…
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Macaques at Japan reserve get first alpha female in 70-year history
Yakei took top spot after roughing up Sanchu, the alpha male who had been leader of ‘troop B’ on the island of…
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Protests at ‘inhumane’ export of live horses to Japan for food
Activists seek ban on flying horses to Japan with thousands sent every year from Canada and FranceTens of thou…
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Keep your head: the self-decapitating sea slugs that regrow their bodies – hearts and all
The disembodied head of the sacoglossan sea slug feasts on algae while its old body decomposes, and a new one …
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The man who saves cats in Fukushima’s nuclear zone – in pictures
Sakae Kato stayed behind a decade ago to rescue abandoned cats whose owners fled radiation clouds from the Fuk…
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Cash for cages? Japan probes alleged bribery from chicken industry
Investigation launched into alleged donation to close ally of Japanese PM after resistance to ending use of cr…
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Tiny Japanese home ‘filled’ with 164 starving dogs
Experts say extreme animal hoarding cases are linked to poverty, isolation and ageing populationHealth officia…
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Doe your bit: Japan invents bags deer can eat after plastic-related deaths
To keep animals safe from rubbish discarded by tourists, a bag has been devised made from milk cartons and ric…
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New Zealand suspends live animal exports after ship sinks
Gulf Livestock 1, carrying more than 40 crew members and nearly 6,000 cattle, foundered off coast of Japan New…
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Worm found in tonsil of Japanese woman with sore throat
Near-4cm-long nematode roundworm is thought to have come from raw fishAn unpleasant sensation at the back of t…
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‘I raised hell’: how people worldwide answered the call of World Oceans Day
From protecting fishing communities to regrowing coral reefs, Guardian readers and environmentalists share how…
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Fruity and irresistible: male lemurs’ wrist scent seduces females
‘Stink flirting’ observation may be first finding of primate sex pheromones, say scientistsAn irresistible flo…
- Japan, Environment, Australia news, Animal welfare, Animals, World news, Agriculture, Insects, Science
If the shoo fits: cows painted with zebra stripes keep flies in line
Insect bites can be significantly cut using a cunning disguise, researchers findPainting a cow to look somethi…
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Claws out on Japan’s ‘cat island’ as foul play feared in spate of deaths
Umashima has more cats than people but numbers have fallen by two-thirds, with pieces of poisoned fish suspect…
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Where Wales stands in the world | Letters
Deri Hughes notes that, for the avoidance of doubt, Wales is firmly attached to the EU, while Gloria Brown, Jo…