Mini-feature: Rare footage of endangered sea mammal
An NTV camera crew encounters a lone dugong in waters off Okinawa.
read morePanda meets the press
A baby red panda was shown to the media for the first time at a zoo in Aichi.
read morePanda twins enjoy a cool birthday gift
A pair of panda twins turned four today at a zoo in western Japan.Workers treated Kaihin and Youhin to a special bi...
read moreMatsutake mushrooms hit the shelves
People in Japan like mushrooms so much, they will sometimes pay astounding prices for them.The first gourmet matsutake m...
read moreMt. Fuji climbing season underway
Dozens of climbers greeted the dawn from the top of Japan’s Mt. Fuji this morning.The official climbing season begins to...
read moreCube watermelon season is here
Watermelons come in many shapes and sizes. In Japan, there are even square watermelons.The year’s first shipment of the...
read moreEndangered Amur leopard cubs make their debut
A pair of critically endangered Amur leopard cubs debuted today at a zoo in western Japan.The twin cubs were born three ...
read moreDensuke watermelon fetches $3,000
A single premium densuke watermelon sold for about three thousand dollars in Japan today.The season’s first auction too...
read moreNewborn fawns debut in Nara
An ancient city in western Japan is welcoming some newborns.This year’s newborn fawns were shown to the public at a park...
read moreCapybara babies drawing crowds
People in central Japan are oohing and aahing over a litter of newborn capybaras.Three of the furry critters were born ...
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