The island is called Okunoshima, located in the Inland Sea of Japan. It once had a dark history - being home to the production of poisonous gas during World War 2. Tourists can play and feed the ...

Okunoshima, affectionately known as Rabbit Island, is a captivating little spot in Japan where the charm of wild bunnies far outweighs the darker history that once plagued the island. Nestled in ...

With few natural predators, such as Japanese weasels and foxes, on the island, the rabbits can easily thrive in the environment. As for the injuries confirmed on 10 percent of the rabbit corpses ...

Japan's Environment Ministry ... as a "special natural monument." The island's mongoose population burgeoned to an estimated 10,000 by 1999. The Amami rabbit is a highly protected species.

A remote Japanese island inadvertently found itself in the crosshairs of China-Taiwan tensions. Less than 100 miles from Taiwan's capital, Japan's westernmost island has rapidly militarized. China's ...

TOKYO: Japanese police said on Thursday (Jan 23) that they arrested a man for kicking a rabbit, as authorities probe the deaths of more than 70 bunnies on an island well-known for its large rabbit ...

Japanese police said Thursday that they arrested a man for kicking a rabbit, as authorities probe the deaths of more than 70 bunnies on an island well-known for its large rabbit population.