Panda fans in Japan are keeping their eyes on Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, twin giant pandas at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens, ...

A landmark decision to regulate the trade in sharks for shark fin soup is bound to have ramifications for Japan, a key exporting ... Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, known by its ...

SENDAI—On a chilly night in early February, Masatoshi Suzuki hauled a black plastic bag containing four macaque carcasses into his lab at Tohoku University. The monkeys were killed as ...

Start your adventure at the Japan Gallery which focuses on the country’s formation, its indigenous flora and fauna and the island’s first inhabitants. The Global Gallery, meanwhile ...

The site is of universal importance because of its biodiversity with rich and distinct flora and fauna: 37% of Socotra’s 825 plant species, 90% of its reptile species and 95% of its land snail species ...