Nappy ever after: From landfill crisis to recycling triumph, Japan gives dirty diapers a clean comeback
SHIBUSHI (Japan), March 26 — Billions of dirty diapers end up buried or burned every year in Japan…
Japanese crane no longer considered ‘threatened’ as population recovers
The Environment Ministry removed the red-crowned crane, also known as the Japanese crane, from its list of threatened…
South Korea will end breeding of bears and extraction of their bile
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile…
Bear shot in city of Sendai under revised law
SENDAI – The city of Sendai has shot dead a bear under a revised law that allows municipal…