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ANIMALS

A large brown cicada. A Japanese research team has found that the species, known as <i>aburazemi,</i> called after dark at urban sites.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Jul 22, 2026
City lights and searing summer heat keep some cicadas singing after dark
New findings from Japanese researchers show how urbanization has affected the routines of some wildlife.
A Japanese research team plans to conduct clinical research to temporarily transplant a pig&#039;s kidney into a human fetus with severe kidney disease, a procedure expected to be the world&#039;s first fetal xenotransplantation.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Jul 21, 2026
Japan team eyes world¡¯s first pig-kidney transplant to human fetus
The therapeutic method is supposed to be temporary treatment until dialysis becomes possible for the baby.
A plastic bottle cap about 3.5 centimeters in diameter, where polychaete worms built a nest out of small pebbles. It drifted from the coast of the Philippines and was recovered off Kochi Prefecture.
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Jul 20, 2026
Researchers find tiny marine ecosystem ¡ª population 307 ¡ª in a bottle cap
The discovery shows that a large amount of plastic waste floating in the sea can become small ships of organisms, according to a Japanese research team.
An employee walks past cabinets containing different varieties of dried fish maws and shark fins (top left) in Hong Kong in March 2016.
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife
Jul 20, 2026
¡®Cruel, wasteful¡¯: Senegal port a hot spot for illegal shark fins
Finning, the practice of removing fins and casting the rest of the shark overboard, often alive, is largely prohibited across a variety of regulatory zones and countries.
Bears have killed at least five people in Japan since April 1, all in Tohoku, after a record 13 fatal attacks across the country in the last fiscal year, according to the environment ministry.
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Jul 15, 2026
Japan family finds bear in kitchen, calls police
Bears have killed at least five people in Japan since April 1, all in the Tohoku region.
Members of Hiroshima University&#039;s equestrian club work on fermenting horse manure to produce fertilizers.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jul 13, 2026
University equestrian club turns horse manure into farming gold
The club has been composting the manure to produce roughly 40 metric tons of organic fertilizers a year, with the number of local farmers who use them increasing gradually.
Cambodia&#039;s Cardamom National Park in Koh Kong province on June 11. The last confirmed tiger sighting in Cambodia was captures on camera trap footage in 2007 but conservationists say they may soon be able to reintroduce the big cats.
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife
Jul 9, 2026
Cambodia wants to bring back tigers, but should it?
The plan would see India send several of its more than 3,600 tigers to southwestern Cambodia¡¯s Cardamom Mountains, a protected expanse of lush rainforest.
Hikers wait for a bus at a train station in Okutama on the outskirts of Tokyo on June 14 as local authorities urge visitors to take precautions following increased reports of bear sightings in the region.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Jul 8, 2026
Tokyo considers lifting ban on bear hunting for the first time in nearly 20 years
With the move to permit culling in the capital, authorities are hoping to put pressure on the wild animal and avert human-bear conflicts.
Tujiko Noriko¡¯s album ¡°PON¡± is dedicated to Ponpon, her late cat, and includes field recordings of her family life in France.
CULTURE / Music
Jul 3, 2026
Tujiko Noriko¡¯s new album is a feline tour de force
On tour in Japan this month, the France-based artist talks about channeling her ¡°crazy cat woman¡± energy into musical creation and finding harmony in dissonance.
Hunters and a police officer approach a man wearing a bear costume during a drill for a bear intrusion in Yaita, Tochigi Prefecture, last month.
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife
Jul 2, 2026
Japan deploys bear cameras in mountains as attacks surge
Bears have killed at least five people since April 1, all in the northern region of Tohoku.
A sign showing bear deterrent measures is displayed next to a wolf-shaped robotic device outside a convenience store in a rural area of Kiryu, Gunma Prefecture.
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Jul 2, 2026
Bear spray goes off in Japan post office, leaving five hospitalized
At least five people have been killed by bears in Japan since April 1 after a record 13 deaths last fiscal year.
Yana Hrynko, senior researcher of The National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War, shows a bird&#039;s nest made with fragments of optical fiber, which was found by a Ukrainian service member on the front line and then passed to the museum in Kyiv on June 23.
WORLD
Jul 1, 2026
Bird nests of fiber-optic cables show war¡¯s impact on Ukraine
The nests demonstrate how the more than 4-year-old conflict is reshaping the natural environment, researchers say.
Authorities in Aomori Prefecture said on Monday that a man found dead on a mountain that day may have been attacked by a bear.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Jun 30, 2026
Police investigate suspected fatal bear attack in Aomori Prefecture
Authorities said that a man found dead on a mountain may have been attacked by a bear.
A dead pangolin stripped of its scales is advertised on Facebook by a Thai account selling "seasonal wild delicacies," part of what conservationists call rampant illegal wildlife trafficking across social media platforms.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 29, 2026
For sale on Facebook: monkeys, rhino horn and dead pangolins
A recent report by conservationist organizations accuses Meta of hosting and effectively encouraging the world¡¯s ¡°largest single known illegal wildlife trade market.¡±
A wrestler grasps a bull during a training session before the 15th China Bullfighting championship at an arena in Jiaxing, in China&#039;s Zhejiang province, on June 17.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 28, 2026
China¡¯s bull wrestlers fight to keep tradition alive
Bull-wrestling was brought to Jiaxing by Hui Muslim migrants and evolved from a herding skill into a folk competition.
Dogs rescued from slaughter facilities are seen at an animal shelter run by the animal rights group KARA in Paju, South Korea, on June 23.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Jun 28, 2026
Where are they? Dogs disappear before South Korea meat ban
For activists, the change in law will not only end the consumption of dogs, but also a ¡°long-standing loophole¡± around their treatment.
Tourists take photographs of Japanese macaques, commonly referred to as "snow monkeys," taking an open-air hot spring bath at the Jigokudani Monkey Park in the town of Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, in February last year.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Jun 27, 2026
Japan ¡®snow monkey¡¯ park to cap visitors after overcrowding and bad behavior
As the number of tourists snowballed, so did instances of bad behavior, such as trying to feed or touch the monkeys.
A worker refuels a truck at a biogas station next to the Higasinada sewage treatment plant in Kobe in October 2020.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Jun 27, 2026
Japan and India to set up framework for promoting biogas-run cars
The two sides will aim to increase the number of plants in India that manufacture methane from fermented cow dung for compressed natural gas vehicles to 1,000.
Researchers are able to use cow tendons in humans without triggering an immune response through a unique ¡°decellularization¡± technology.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Jun 25, 2026
Cow tendons eyed as ligament material for ACL reconstruction surgery
One of the researchers involved hopes to eventually apply the cow-derived material to the reconstruction of other ligaments in the knee, as well as in the ankle and inner elbow.
Punch, a Japanese macaque known for clinging to a stuffed orangutan, at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Chiba Prefecture in March
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Jun 25, 2026
¡®Unacceptable¡¯: Laser pointer aimed at Punch, the viral baby monkey
Pointing a laser at a monkey will cause it a great amount of stress, a zoo official said, adding that aiming one at its eyes could cause blindness.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse&#039;s brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo&#039;s Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan&#039;s relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces&#039; Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.
Summer has arrived in Japan and so have hot sleepless nights
Amid the heat and humidity in Japan, a good night¡¯s sleep is growing increasingly elusive without the heavy use of air conditioning.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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