“Adorable,” she said, and played the video twice. Like elsewhere in the world, pandas are hugely popular in Japan. Before deciding their names, Tokyo officials even set up a name selection ...

Decades ago, Shigeyuki Yamato scanned the shallow coastal waters of southeastern Japan and saw something ... creating a color pattern similar to a giant panda. This resemblance earns the new ...

Bear attacks are on the rise in Japan with a record 219 incidents — including six fatalities — reported during the last fiscal year. As the animals emerge from hibernation and fossick for food ...

Japanese photographer Nagano Toyokazu unknowingly captured a perfect shot for Flickr's server error page while practicing his newfound photography skills. The photo ...