Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Japan's Shichi-Go-San - Japanese for "Seven-Five-Three" - ceremony is usually a way for parents to celebrate their children ...

Large Samoyed dogs with fluffy, snow-white coats came to greet me as I entered a cafe in Tokyo’s Harajuku district. When I petted one of them, the dog gave what is called a “Samoyed smile,” a look ...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — A furry friend has been lifting spirits every week at the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo. Maria, an 8-year-old lab terrier mix and a rescue dog, is the first ...

Rescue dog Gonta, outfitted with a GPS-enabled backpack but driven by his own innate sense of smell, jumps onto a pile of collapsed rubble to find buried survivors. Though just a drill, the intensity ...