A bird flu virus that had infected pet chickens in southern Japan has been confirmed as the same deadly strain that has ravaged other parts of Asia, a researcher at a government research center said ...

Japan Bird Flu Outbreak: The disease has been found in at least 23 of Japan’s 47 prefectures this season. Japan culled almost 10 million birds in a record outbreak of avian influenza which has already ...

Discover 20 fascinating animals in Japan, from monkeys to deer, as well as other fascinating Japanese wildlife species you ...

Where it lives: Steppes and meadows in Asia, notably China, India, Japan, Korea and Russia. It's also found in Africa and parts of Europe. Some populations are migratory. What it eats: Seeds of ...

Sado (Japan) (AFP) – Every day for the past 14 years, 72-year-old Masaoki Tsuchiya has set out before sunrise to search for a bird rescued from extinction in Japan. Starting his car under star-dotted ...

IMPORTS of poultry products from Japan have been banned after an outbreak there of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). In a ...

“A murder!” Ryouji Shimada exclaims. We’re in Kasai Rinkai Park in Tokyo’s Edogawa Ward on a chilly Sunday morning. I rush over, binoculars swinging around my neck, my ill-chosen heavy leather shoes ...