Japan does not have an official national animal. Instead, the green pheasant, native exclusively to Japan, is commonly recognised as the national bird and national symbol.

Animals in Japanese Art is now open. Kelly spoke with HoMA Curator of Asian Art, Shawn Eichman, who shared about some of the highlights of the exhibition, and how the symbolism of animals in art ...

In an exhaustive survey of Japan’s animal cafes published earlier this year in the journal Conservation Science and Practice, researchers found 3,793 individual animals belonging to 419 ...