STORY: Japan's Shichi-Go-San - Japanese for "Seven-Five-Three" - ceremony is usually a way for parents to celebrate their children growing up and wish them health and good fortune in the future. It ...

Some medical institutions in Japan have begun introducing facility dogs to accompany hospitalized children during treatment ...

As Masa, a Labrador retriever, entered a pediatric hospital ward in Tokyo, Japan, children’s eyes lit up at the dog. A ...

TOKYO (KABC) -- There's a giant 3D dog in Japan and it's been bringing a little joy to those who are shopping in Tokyo's shopping district. The giant 3D dog is a Shiba Inu and displays on a digital ...

ZAMA, Japan, Nov 14 (Reuters) - A traditional ceremony for children is catching on among pet owners in Japan, where dogs and cats are receiving ever more attention amid the nation's plummeting birth ...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — A furry friend has been lifting spirits every week at the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo. Maria, an 8-year-old lab terrier mix and a rescue dog, is the first ...