TOKYO -- More companies in Japan are introducing pet-friendly policies, including sick leave, care leave and bereavement leave for pets, allowing employees to prioritize both work and time with their ...

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Japanese undertakers specializing in pets have reportedly grown their business in recent years. Two factors appear to be working in their favor. First, due to the prolonged and widespread effects of ...

In Japan, a simple walk in the park led to a unique business idea that reflects a much bigger social change. Shin Ohta, a dog ...

Firefighters work at the site of an aircraft collision at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 2, 2024. One person aboard the Japan Coast Guard aircraft colliding with a Japan Airlines airplane at ...

Cats are beloved in Japan, as they have been for thousands of years. From old mythological tales of feline yokai like the smart shape-shifting bakeneko to the Hello Kitties and lucky maneki-nekos of ...