The Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in Oita welcomed a baby “Nihonzaru” (Japanese macaque ... To help people become familiar with the animals, the zoo holds a public contest to name ...

A Japanese research team said Tuesday that glass eels, also known as baby Japanese eels, are believed to have increased in rivers in Hokkaido in recent years because of an ocean current moving ...

Japan's government approved a request by scientists to conduct stem-cell experiments to create an animal-human hybrid and allow it to be brought to term. Japan's science ministry last week gave ...