Some medical institutions in Japan have begun introducing facility dogs to accompany hospitalized children during treatment ...

The origins of today’s Japanese dog breeds can be traced back thousands of years. After millennia of crossbreeding and fine-tuning, it is widely accepted that there are just six breeds native to Japan ...

Maybe you have Japanese heritage you want to celebrate, or you're adopting a Japanese dog breed like an Akita or Shiba Inu. Perhaps Japan is your favorite country to visit, or heck, maybe you're just ...

Camera poised, Tomoaki Kasuga peers eagerly forward as Coco takes her first swimming lesson. When she successfully catches a tennis ball and swims toward him, Kasuga’s nervous face melts into a broad ...

As Masa, a Labrador retriever, entered a pediatric hospital ward in Tokyo, Japan, children’s eyes lit up at the dog. A ...

TOKYO — Between frequent moves, language barriers and strict requirements, U.S. military families in Japan can face an array of obstacles when trying to adopt pets. But a Tokyo-based organization is ...

Owning a dog in Japan can be tricky - the pets aren't usually welcomed in restaurants or cafes, and taking them on public transport means zipping them up inside a carrier. Yet, at an office in ...

A Dalmatian police dog named Himawari (sunflower) recently debuted in Niigata Prefecture and is poised to be deployed for one ...