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Hunting instincts lose out to fluffiness and mutual friendship.
Japanese social media users fall in love as dog chases down Google Street View car many times its size.
If you want to see Ueno Zoo’s adorable infant panda, you’ll absolutely want to get there before the gates open.
Others saw a grievously injured pigeon. He saw the most insane way possible to impart wisdom to Japan’s young people.
The adorable breed of dogs introduces the Internet to its home in Japan’s northern Akita Prefecture.
Alina Zagitova wants to give her new Akita Inu a name that means “victory,” but there’s one thing she might be overlooking.
Aging, shrinking human population says it can no longer take care of all of the frisky felines.
Kind-hearted feline proves to be more useful than blank-screen car navigation system.
It’s hard to get beat by an inanimate, frozen foe, but then again it’s also hard to be this cute.
Illustrations show that sharing your life with a feline is one of our world’s happiest heartbreaks.
Ordinarily inactive creatures will tug like two dogs who want the same bone.
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Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
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