Discover how Japanese macaques survive freezing winters by relaxing in the natural hot springs of Jigokudani Valley.

Since moving to Tokyo last year, my friends back in New York have made a habit of sending me viral posts about Japan. That's ...

A Japanese park famous for "snow monkeys" soaking in hot springs will cap daily numbers after a surge in visitors and cases of bad behaviour including bathing with the animals, an official said Friday ...

Punch, a young Japanese macaque, plays at Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) ...

Now this is a redemption story: from abandoned to accepted, 'Punch' was cast out by his mother just days after birth. Zookeepers gave him an orange monkey plushie to help with his loneliness, which ...

ICHIKAWA, Japan — Punch, the orphaned monkey at a Japanese zoo that stole many people’s hearts by clinging to an orangutan plushie, is marking his first birthday with a flood of well-wishing messages ...