the Japanese than their gentleness and kindness to children and animals. It is in consequence of this that not only the domesticated, but the so-called wild, animals and birds of this country are ...

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 ...

However, despite decades of bird banding efforts in Japan, the extensive dataset accumulated over the years has not been ...

Surrounded by forests with towering trees, the pond attracts Izu thrushes, “mosuke misosazai,” a subspecies of winter wren, Japanese robins and other wild birds. The Ijima leaf warbler’s ...

on a university campus in Japan. Carrion crows and humans line up patiently, waiting for the traffic to halt. When the lights change, the birds hop in front of the cars and place walnuts ...

As avian influenza continues to spread around the world, researchers in Japan are turning to human medicine to protect rare and endangered bird species. Anti-virals are turning out good results in ...

“Bird and Blossom” highlights the evolution of prints in Japan from the Edo and Meiji eras into the twentieth century. Defining the 19th century of Japan, the Edo and Meiji periods gave birth to the ...

Researchers from Japan highlight the untapped potential of Japan’s extensive bird banding data, emphasizing its underutilization in ornithology. By applying advanced statistical methods to this ...