History tells us that house cats weren't just lounging ... tribute to these early Silk Road travelers who made Japan their home. At first, cats were purely practical with a job, but something ...

Japanese director Soda Kazuhiro has made documentaries about fishing villages and the impact of modernisation. This time he's ...

In Japan, cats are considered to be a symbol of good luck and fortune. Most of these portrayals of cats are drawn from the familiar, comforting presence of house cats. Japanese legends also show ...

Japan's obsessive love of cats isn’t anything new for the island nation of 127 million people. The Japanese love for all things feline is exported throughout the world, thanks mostly to internet ...

While the parliament has enacted a bill calling for decency in election campaign posters, the country's efforts to prevent ...

A resident of a northeastern Japanese community hit by a devastating wildfire has been reunited with his cat after being ...

The Japan Pet Food Association estimated there were almost 16 million pet cats and dogs in the country last year, more than the number of children under 15. Tech startup Carelogy and researchers ...