A cheeky crow stole an ice cream cone from a tourist in Japan. Footage shows the bird ascending to soaring downward to snatch the dessert from Shiela Santos who was trying to take a video selfie with ...

In Japan, ‘cute’ is a big deal. You might be familiar with long-tailed tits if you live in the UK. In winter, flocks of these little chirping birds often visit bird feeders, or flit about ...

Although no avian influenza cases have been detected in the country, the Health Minister is not taking any chances and wants ...

Japanese authorities have started culling about 50,000 chickens on Sunday (Jan 5) following a bird flu outbreak at a farm. The outbreak with happened in the northern Iwate region marks the 19th ...

Japan is facing the worst influenza outbreak in 25 years. This has been further highlighted by the death of Taiwanese actress ...

The quail farm is located in the town of Agui. The city of Tokoname has already been seeing an outbreak of bird flu cases since the beginning of the year, and roughly 680,000 birds have been ...

The pace of the spread of highly pathogenic bird flu in Japan has accelerated since the beginning of 2025, sparking concerns over the negative impact on household budgets, such as a spike in egg ...

Reflecting on the nature of the seasons, HIH Princess Takamado explores the theme of birds in snow with her photos.

A recent bout of bird flu has helped push egg prices toward record highs after heat waves last summer reduced production.

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan’s agriculture ministry on Friday ... At of 4 p.m. Friday, 50 bird flu outbreaks had been confirmed at chicken farms in 14 prefectures across the country ...