NANAO, Ishikawa Prefecture—A whale shark died at an aquarium here after the water quality in its tank deteriorated due to damage caused by the enormous earthquake on New Year’s Day. The male ...

OARAI, Ibaraki Prefecture--A sand tiger shark was born at the Aqua World Ibaraki Prefectural Oarai Aquarium here, the first successful breeding of the species in Japan. Only four other aquariums ...

NUMAZU, Shizuoka -- Penguin obstacle races are being held as a spring break event at an aquarium in this central Japan city, and visitors who correctly guess the winner get a chance to hold a ...

Having failed to persuade the International Whaling Commission (IWC) at its September 2018 meeting to overturn its longstanding ban on commercial whaling, Japan left the IWC on June 30, 2019, after ...

Environmental groups concerned about a pod of killer whales trapped in drift ice off Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido can breathe a sigh of relief as they have managed to safely escape ...

The ferry, traveling to Japan's Sado Island from the port of Niigata, still arrived at its destination on time Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.

TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Japan has "temporarily halted" its much-criticized plan for a humpback whale hunt in the seas near Antarctica, said the chief Japanese government spokesman on Friday.