A Japanese zoo is fighting back after authorities in Hokkaido prefecture issued a closure order for the facility exhibiting around 150 animal species. The zoo, located in a mountainous area 20km ...

Feb. 14 (UPI) --A wombat residing at a Japanese zoo was named the oldest member of his species on record at the age of at least 34. Guinness World Records said Wain, a wombat living at Satsukiyama Zoo ...

TOBE, Japan (WLS) -- An annual training event at a Japanese zoo has become something of a spectacle. The Tobe Zoo held its annual escaped tiger drill Thursday, which features a staff member dressed up ...

SHIRAHAMA, Japan (AP) — Thousands of fans bid a teary farewell Friday to a family of four giant pandas at a zoo in Japan’s coastal town of Shirahama as the animals made their last public appearance ...

A zoo in Japan has introduced a ban on unaccompanied male visitors following repeated incidents of harassment directed at its female owner and female guests. The decision, which has sparked both ...