Tag Archive | "Birds"
Hatoful Boyfriend sings a beautiful English melody
Seemingly forever doomed to be playable only in Japanese, a profoundly beautiful and recent visual novel has finally found its way to English speakers worldwide. Titled Hatoful Boyfriend, the game puts you in the role of a lone human female as you make your way through school life and try to romance the cute boys. [...]
Continue reading...A Japan Photo per Day – Shiba Aerial view
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
At the beginning of the Edo period, Zojo-ji was the temple of the Tokugawa family. Occupying a much larger area than today, Zojo-ji was also including 48 smaller temples and an astonishing number of grammar schools: 150! A few of the smaller temples survived until today, many of them located on the sides of the [...]
Continue reading...H5-type avian flu confirmed at a poultry farm in Aichi Prefecture; 150,000 birds ordered culled
Thursday, January 27, 2011
A genetic test has confirmed that birds at a poultry farm here are infected with an H5-type highly pathogenic avian flu virus, the Aichi Prefectural Government has announced. Some 400-500 birds at the farm had died of the disease on Jan. 26 alone. After the test results were announced early on the morning of Jan. [...]
Continue reading...Kagoshima chickens test positive for bird flu
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Chickens at a poultry farm in Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, tested positive for bird flu in an abbreviated examination, the prefectural government said Tuesday, following outbreaks of a highly lethal strain of avian influenza in Miyazaki Prefecture. The Kagoshima farm raises some 8,600 chickens to collect eggs. There are around 160 poultry farms within a 10-kilometer [...]
Continue reading...Japan culls 10,000 chickens to contain bird flu
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Japan has began slaughtering some 10,000 chickens at a poultry farm in western Miyazaki prefecture in a bid to contain an outbreak of bird flu, according to the local government. Officials in the prefecture, 900 kilometres southwest of Tokyo, said 36 chickens were found dead on Friday at the poultry farm. Preliminary tests confirmed that [...]
Continue reading...A Japan Photo per Day – Seagull and Yakatabune at Yanagibashi
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
I’m a city explorer, so I rarely have the occasion to photograph birds or wildlife. But when an opportunity arises, I don’t miss it. This seagull simply sat in front of me while I was photographing a group of yakatabune (old-style Japanese houseboats), parked nearby the Yanagibashi bridge. I dedicate this photo to my good [...]
Continue reading...Animal cafes spur public health concern
Sunday, January 9, 2011
The trend began with so-called cat cafes, and there are now more than 120 establishments nationwide where people can enjoy the healing effects of being surrounded by animals such as dogs, birds, goats and rabbits. However, some shops have not registered as required with local governments, and experts are warning them to be aware that [...]
Continue reading...Japan trade in rare species hit
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Japan is a major importer of rare plants and animals whose international trade is restricted under a convention on endangered species, according to a new report. The report, prepared by Traffic East Asia-Japan, a group that monitors wildlife trade, was released last week in conjunction with the COP10 international conference on biological diversity being held [...]
Continue reading...When life gives you rice, make bread with Gopan
Monday, July 19, 2010
Back from a weekend filled with vigorous outdoor activities, miscellaneous secondhand highs and Inception fapping, I thought I would drop a simple, yet unavoidably amusing food/technology story. I saw some totally whack-ass post earlier where a dude was eating food off his iPad. Thanks for that, Bob. Always good to know I can eat off [...]
Continue reading...Mystery of falling tadpoles returns
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
The mystery of the raining tadpoles is back. On Monday morning, a man working in a field in front of his house in Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture, reported that he found about 10 tadpoles, which he suspects fell from the sky. Since last June, tadpoles falling from the sky have been reported in Ishikawa, Miyagi and [...]
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