A traditional Japanese festival is being adapted for poodles and Pomeranians, amid a booming pet industry and a dearth of children.

The origins of today’s Japanese dog breeds can be traced back thousands of years. After millennia of crossbreeding and fine-tuning, it is widely accepted that there are just six breeds native to Japan ...

The Japanese Dog Preservation Society, Nihon-ken Hozonkai, was created to maintain and preserve six specific native Japanese dog breeds. This organization is similar to the American Kennel Club (AKC) ...

Maybe you have Japanese heritage you want to celebrate, or you're adopting a Japanese dog breed like an Akita or Shiba Inu. Perhaps Japan is your favorite country to visit, or heck, maybe you're just ...

Camera poised, Tomoaki Kasuga peers eagerly forward as Coco takes her first swimming lesson. When she successfully catches a tennis ball and swims toward him, Kasuga’s nervous face melts into a broad ...

NARA, Japan >> The Japan Service Dog Association, a nonprofit organization based in the city of Katsuragi, Nara prefecture, ...

A town in Japan with high rates of stomach cancer is turning to sniffer dogs for help. Kaneyama, a town in northeastern Japan with 6,000 residents, has Japan's highest fatality rates stemming from ...

TOKYO — Between frequent moves, language barriers and strict requirements, U.S. military families in Japan can face an array of obstacles when trying to adopt pets. But a Tokyo-based organization is ...