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A Palestinian trainer shows his purebred Arabian horse during a beauty contest at the Rawabi Palestine Arabians show, in Rawabi in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on June 27.
WORLD / Society
Jul 16, 2026
¡®In our blood¡¯: Palestinians keep horse culture alive against all odds
Despite living in densely populated areas, Palestinian breeders continue to raise horses in remarkably urban settings.
Members of Hiroshima University'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.
Takeru Nakagawa, secretary-general of the Kiso Horse Conservation Association, cares for a Kiso breed horse in Kiso, Nagano Prefecture, in December.
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Jan 16, 2026
Farm in Nagano Prefecture works to save disappearing Kiso horse breed
Although about 7,000 Kiso horses existed in the region during the Meiji Era, only about 140 remain in Japan today.
A woman wearing traditional Japanese attire enjoys horseback riding on a native Dosanko horse on Dec. 5 in Kashiwara, Osaka Prefecture.
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Jan 8, 2026
Horse park in Osaka aims to protect Japanese breed
The park offers opportunities for people to experience riding a Dosanko Japanese horse while wearing traditional Japanese clothing, including armor.
Takashimaya will sell ?20,260 lucky bags through a lottery that allow customers to experience as if they are a horse owner throughout the year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 10, 2025
Horse-themed lucky bags to hit Japan during 2026 New Year¡¯s sales
Next year¡¯s bags include those providing customers an opportunity to interact with horses as consumers are increasingly prioritizing experiences over goods.
It¡¯s easy to forget that not too long ago, the horse was crucial to the way wars were fought and daily life was lived, echoing today¡¯s reliance on semiconductors.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 19, 2025
A history of globalization on horseback
The animal has been part of Western imagination since Paleolithic humans painted the Lascaux caves around 20,000 years ago.
Blast Onepiece (center) wins the 63rd Arima Kinen on Dec. 23, 2018, at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture.
MORE SPORTS / Horse Racing
Nov 22, 2024
Making new lives for veteran racehorses
The future is expanding for retired racehorses. Generally speaking, there are not many racehorses who can transition to life as stallions or brood mares, passing on their blood to future generations. Some go on to second careers as riding horses, for example. But, in the end, thoroughbreds are basically...
Ageuma Shinji, a Shinto ritual, is held at Tado Shrine in Mie Prefecture in May 2018. On Tuesday, prefectural police referred 12 individuals to prosecutors over allegations of animal abuse in connection with the treatment of horses during the centuries-old annual event.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2024
12 referred to prosecutors over alleged horse abuse during Shinto ritual
The 12 allegedly forced horses to climb up a steep hill during the Ageuma Shinji ritual in May 2023 and committed violent acts against the animals.
Charlotte Dujardin and her horse, Gio, compete in the dressage event at the Tokyo Olympics in July 2021.
OLYMPICS / Equestrian
Jul 25, 2024
Caught repeatedly whipping a horse, top British rider is out of the Olympics
In the video, Charlotte Dujardin, who has won six Olympic equestrian medals, repeatedly strikes a horse being ridden by another person as an onlooker laughs.
A Banei Keiba horse race takes place at the Obihiro racecourse in Hokkaido on Dec. 9. The unpredictable stop-and-start drama of the world's slowest horse race has drawn new fans.
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Feb 18, 2024
¡®Suspense¡¯ of slowest horse race wins new fans in Japan
At the Banei Keiba races in Hokkaido, spectators cheer on workhorses moving at the pace of a brisk human walk.
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Aug 8, 2023
Scores of horses suffer sunstroke at samurai festival
Organizers may move the annual event?¡ª?featuring?over 400 participants dressed as samurai on horseback ¡ª to a cooler time of year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 2, 2022
Rail resumes between Russia and North Korea, with 30 horses on first train
A freight train carrying the Orlov Trotter horses left Russia¡¯s far east through the Khasan-Tumangan crossing, according to Russia¡¯s veterinary service.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 24, 2019
Reducing herds of wild horses and burros likely to cost U.S. $5 billion over 15 years
Reducing the tens of thousands of wild horses and burros on public lands to a level that is better for both the animals and their habitat will cost U.S. taxpayers $5 billion and take 15 years, a Trump administration official said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Jul 20, 2019
Mane attraction: Coastal parts of Fukushima Prefecture have a long-standing love of horses
Hundreds of armor-clad participants on horseback parade through the streets of Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, during the Soma Nomaoi festival on a typically blistering hot day at the end of July every year.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 28, 2017
Equestrian Sassa hopes to realize Olympic dream at 2020 Games
Shion Sassa¡¯s ultimate goal is to compete as an Olympic equestrian rider, hopefully as soon as the 2020 Tokyo Games. The 22-year old Waseda University student would make history if she¡¯s able to achieve that goal.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History / 51³Ô¹ÏÍø TIMES GONE BY
Sep 2, 2017
Japan Times 1992: ¡®Students get a taste of five-day school weeks¡¯
Schoolchildren had no classes on Saturday for the first time in 120 years as a limited five-day week system started at public schools nationwide.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Nov 5, 2016
Campfire pleasures both old and new
My father went off to war and never came back to us. My mother remarried when I was 10 and my new Dad was in the Royal Navy. Until I was 13 he was mostly at sea, so lots of chores came my way.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Sep 3, 2016
New horse lodge signals the way ahead
On July 15, 2016, just a few minutes¡¯ gentle canter from our splendid Afan Trust Centre here in the hills outside Kurohime in northern Nagano Prefecture, we officially opened our brand-new, first-ever horse lodge.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Dec 5, 2015
All set for our woods¡¯ own horse power
Over the past three years, the C.W. Nicol Afan Woodland Trust has been bringing down people and horses from Tono and Morioka in Iwate Prefecture to help us take out trees we¡¯ve been thinning from our woods here in northern Nagano Prefecture ¡ª and lately, too, from the adjoining national forest we¡¯ve...
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Sep 20, 2015
Treatment of Mount Fuji horses and WWII mea culpas: readers¡¯ responses
Some readers¡¯ responses to recent Community articles.
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'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.
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Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo'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.
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A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
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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'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' 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.

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