TOKYO (AP) – Japan is rolling out a red carpet ahead of the arrival of much-awaited special guests from China: a pair of giant pandas.The two 5-year-old pandas are due to arrive at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on ...

A DNA test has confirmed that Gen-chan, thought for seven years to be a he, is in fact a she A zoo in Japan has confirmed that a hippopotamus thought for seven years to be a he is, in fact ...

WWF wishes to express its heartfelt sympathy with the people of Japan and sends its sincere condolences to those affected by the terrible earthquake and tsunami. All WWF staff in our office in Tokyo ...

INUYAMA, Aichi -- Visitors to a zoo in this central Japan city can see monkeys warming themselves around a bonfire on weekends and holidays until Jan. 26. This winter tradition at the Japan Monkey ...

FUKUYAMA -- Japanese macaques at a natural zoo on an island in western Japan's Kagawa Prefecture have been observed hugging each other, to the surprise of a Japanese researcher. The monkeys were ...

The zoo received comments from all over Japan. Some said they intended to visit Australia to see the animal, but then changed their plans to visit the Saitama zoo instead. “It is adorable ...