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Man kicks bunny to death on Japan’s Rabbit Island, may have killed as many as 77 others

Police arrest man who apparently traveled half-way across the country to kill a rabbit with his foot.

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Japanese aquarium installs fake people to keep apparently lonely sunfish company【Video】

Aquarium won’t have real visitors for several months, but in the meantime this fish has some cardboard ones.

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Japanese man grabbed by wild monkey, chased for hundreds of meters while jogging

This wasn’t part of the workout plan.

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Starbucks Japan reveals new Valentine’s Day goods for 2025

Limited-edition mugs, cups and tumblers serve up a whole lot of love with the cutest cats around!

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Bear breaks into house in Japan, quickly begins spending winter exactly like Japanese people do

Even bears can’t resist the lazy luxury of kotatsu, apparently.

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Starbucks Japan reveals new winter holiday goods to wrap up 2024

Mugs, tumblers and limited-edition Stanley cups with Hokkaido’s shimaenaga snow fairy as the star. 

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Japanese politician threatens to send bears to people, wants Loony Tunes-style anti-bear bombs

Governor doesn’t specify whether his desired bear-fighting drones would drop anvils or some other, less cartoony payload.

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Skirt that will make cat cafe cats love you supposedly found at Uniqlo’s sister brand

“They act like they just inhaled catnip.

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Adorable baby hippo Moo Deng is now an adorable Mister Donut donut!

Thailand’s superstar pygmy hippo receives the highest honor that Mister Donut can bestow upon it, but not in Japan.

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Kyoto cookies let you create your own edible 3-D forest world

Little Forest Cookie Can is like eating a page out of a storybook.

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Children’s slippers stolen in night at Japanese preschool, police identify weasel who did it【Vid】

No criminal charges will be filed.

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Snuggle up to a Japanese Shiba Inu that looks real but is actually a cute hot water bottle cover

A sweet and cuddly way to stay warm this winter. 

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Do bears strike first with their left paw when attacking people? Japan wants to know

And what experts say to do if a bear attacks you in Japan, regardless of how.

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Japan’s adorable new Nikukyu notebooks have the squeezable feel of cat and dog paw pads【Photos】

And naturally the Shiba Inu is part of the lineup.

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McDonald’s Japan now sells pies in…Dalmatian dog boxes

Cookies and cream sankaku pie is served up in some scary cute packaging.

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What 1,000 yen can get you at McDonald’s in Japan right now

Puppy pies are waiting to take you on a taste adventure.

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New McDonald’s Shiba Inu pie packaging wows customers in Japan

Puppy pies add a dash of cuteness to the menu this autumn.

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Japanese cat island reveals all its cats will soon be gone

A heartbreaking end to an island that was once home to hundreds of cats and humans. 

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Japanese mom says she kicked wild bear while holding baby in her arms after sudden scary encounter

Former Self-Defense Force member gave birth less than two months ago.

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Japanese pizza chain starts nationwide delivery of for-dogs pizzas

Pizza-La is going to the dogs…the dogs’ homes, that is.

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