When cats fall, they usually land on their feet. This uncanny ability to right themselves before hitting the ground has long puzzled scientists. Now, a team from Yamaguchi University in Japan has the ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Topeka Cat Café hosted its second annual Topeka Japanese Celebration Sunday afternoon, blending Japanese culture with its mission to support rescue cats. The celebration was ...

Kei Nomiyama, an associate professor at Ehime University who is researching the impact of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in pet food, is seen in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Feb. 20, 2026.

Much of Asia was celebrating the Year of the Horse this month. In Japan, which does not mark Lunar New Year, attention turns to a different animal. There is no cat in the Chinese zodiac — legend has ...

Uketsu appeared in person — though fully masked as usual — at the Billboard Japan Book Charts awards ceremony held on Dec. 16 By Billboard Japan Strange Maps, the latest work by the enigmatic ...

Manga dominate the top five this week. By Billboard Japan Taiki Kawakami, Fuse, and Mitz Vah’s Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime) Vol. 31 rules this week’s ...

Liam Thompson explores Japan’s famous cat islands and meets more feline friends than he can count. Catherine O'Hara's cause of death revealed Trump administration's changes to the CFPB cost Americans ...

"Cat carving" is the art of meticulously carving wooden statues of cats that capture their attractive gestures, poses and expressions. The adorable cat statues created by woodcarving artist Makoto ...

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Cats are beloved in Japan, as they have been for thousands of years. From old mythological tales of feline yokai like the smart shape-shifting bakeneko to the Hello Kitties and lucky maneki-nekos of ...