For a year and a half, a quiet brown dog named Saiga watched the world from behind the thin line of a kennel door. He had been rescued as a puppy—thin, injured, and confused—then passed…
When a family brought home a Standard Poodle puppy named Sherry, they thought they had simply found a new companion. Sherry was fluffy, playful, and curious about everything, quickly adjusting to life in her new…
On Day 250 of a journey already bordering on myth, a man walking the length and breadth of Japan found something he could never have planned for. He had crossed islands, coastlines, and mountain ridges…
When Kantaro set out on his 256-day trek across Japan, he imagined endless country roads, neon cityscapes, and countless encounters with strangers willing to share their stories. What he did not expect was that his…
In a quiet corner of suburban Japan, an eight-year-old girl has redefined what it means to be a photographer. Her subjects aren’t celebrities, athletes, or scenic landscapes — they’re dogs. Not just any dogs, but…
In the gentle pinch of a typical morning in Shimabara City, Nagasaki Prefecture, an unremarkable house stood by a narrow lane, the kind of place that balances between domestic calm and the restless whisper of…
In 1958, Japan’s Antarctic expedition faced a heart-wrenching decision: evacuate their team but not their sled dogs. Fifteen Sakhalin Huskies were left chained in the wasteland of Antarctica, given minimal food, and presumed doomed. Almost…
On June 1, 2025, a remarkable announcement came out of Japan. Peace Wanko Japan, a rescue and rehoming organization dedicated to protecting dogs from abandonment and euthanasia, officially reached a historic milestone: 5,000 dogs adopted…
When people think of loyalty embodied in an animal, one story almost always comes to mind: the tale of Hachikō, the Akita Inu who waited faithfully at Shibuya Station for his owner to return, even…
