Visiting a cat cafe in Japan is a bucket list item for many tourists, but the animal cruelty that goes on behind closed doors ...

If you love dogs and want to have one in your life or let your dog have a little more love and interaction, a café in western Tokyo can help. Rescue Dog Cafe Tachikawa — about 25 minutes from Yokota ...

Pig cafes are the latest craze pulling in tourists in Japan. The surprisingly quiet, clean and companionable animals have been bringing a smile to people’s faces at Tokyo’s Mipig Café. “It was ...

Critically endangered species and ones banned from international trade are among the hundreds of types of birds, reptiles and mammals that researchers identified at 142 animal cafes. By Rachel Nuwer ...

Calling someone a pig isn't really an insult in these cafés because that's exactly what its residents are. Loomis visited the café with his 21-year-old daughter, Paige. They, along with dozens of ...

A woman went viral on TikTok after warning travelers to Japan to skip the animal cafes while they’re there. User @kyokoemi said there are plenty of reasons to avoid them “at all costs.” “PSA: remove ...

WWF Japan says some so-called animal cafes in the Tokyo area fail to follow hygiene procedures and pose an infectious disease risk to visitors. The venues allow customers to feed and pet exotic ...

Coffee shops where patrons can cuddle with a cat or pet a dog have sprung up in cities around the world in recent years. But some venues have gone beyond typical domesticated pets: during a visit to ...

It is not hard to see why people visit animal cafes in Japan. Animals are cute. Owl lovers want a close-up experience. Capybaras look so unbothered that you can imagine they’re enjoying the attention.