Oil - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Hundreds of thousands of volunteers have been flocking to coastal areas along the Sea of Japan to join the effort to clean up the crude oil that has leaked from the 13,157-ton Russian tanker Nakhodka.

Owls - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
A chick of the Blakiston's fish owl, an endangered species indigenous to Japan that has been designated as a national natural monument, was artificially hatched in the city of Nemuro, Hokkaido, in mid-April.

Antarctica's Environment - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Nearly 500 tons of discarded vehicles and other machinery that has accumulated around Showa Station in Antarctica during the past 40 years will be brought back to Japan over the next five years. The first batch will be brought back by an expedition team that is leaving for Antarctica in November.

Species - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
As part of an initiative to preserve endangered animal species, zoos in Japan and around the world have launched a program of lending animals to one another for breeding purposes.

Aquarium - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
The Shimoda Floating Aquarium in Shizuoka Prefecture established a new world record on September 17 when a false killer whale it has been raising spent its 9,409th day there. The aquarium beat a record previously held for the species--a close relative of the common dolphin--by Sea Life Park in Hawaii.

Leopard - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
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Dinosaur - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
A new type of dinosaur was confirmed to have existed in Japan after scientists carefully examined 55 fossilized footprints. Each footprint is three-fingered, and measures 5 to 8 centimeters (2 to 3 inches) across.

Elephants - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Japan has received a surprise gift from Thailand: a pair of baby elephants. The elephants were a thank-you gift for a tree-planting project carried out in Thailand by a Japanese volunteer organization.

Donation - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Around 50 years ago, India presented Japan with an elephant as a gesture of friendship after most zoo animals in Japan were lost due to World War II. Now a movement has begun to return this kindness to Croatia, a country that has been devastated by warfare. A Japanese photojournalist and his supporters are heading a campaign to present elephants to a Croatian zoo.

Asagao - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Summer doesn't really seem to start in the older neighborhoods of Tokyo until the arrival of the asagao ichi (morning glory fairs) and the hozuki ichi (ground cherry fairs).

Miyake - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
A series of volcanic eruptions on Miyakejima, a tiny island 200 kilometers south of Tokyo in the Pacific Ocean, have separated some 360 children evacuated from the island from their parents. Groups of the kids are living and studying in dormitories at a high school in Tokyo.

Chimp - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Scientists in Japan are excited these days about a bright chimp named Ai, which is Japanese for "love." The 23-year-old primate is skilled at using a computer, but even more amazing is her power of memory, which is said to be on a par with an adult human's.

Whale - Monthly News - Archives - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
A whale stranded on the beach of a town in Shizuoka Prefecture died despite two days of frantic efforts to return it to the sea. The male sperm whale weighing 50 tons and measuring 16 meters long, was found lying on the beach in Osuka, a town facing the Pacific Ocean, on the morning of April 6, 2000.

Hokkaido Heritage | Science and Technology | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
Shiretoko is a peninsula of dense pristine forest that is home to a wide variety of fauna and flora and is ringed by dramatic, sheer cliffs. The area's spectacular scenery and state of preservation so impressed UNESCO that in July it put Shiretoko on its World Heritage list.

Going Wild | Business and Economy | Trends in Japan | Web Japan
The Asahiyama Zoo is located in a fairly rural area in the far north of Japan, but that has not stopped huge numbers of people from all over the country from visiting. What is the secret behind zoo's staggering popularity? The answer lies in its presentation of the exhibits. The cages and aquariums are designed to show off the peculiar and fascinating behavior of the zoo's animals.

World Heritage in Japan
As of April 2004, there are eleven properties in Japan inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Read descriptions, see photographs and find data on each Japanese World Heritage property.

Japan Video Topics | Category | Culture & Society
UDON ~Noodles Fostered by Nature~ :This segment introduces one of the representative Japanese slow foods and how it is made. In the Inland Sea of western Japan, ferries weave their way through around 3,000 islands of different sizes.

Ohnominami Middle School - Meet the Kids - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
Ohnominami Middle School is situated in a bustling city not far from Tokyo. Some fruit-bearing trees grow in the school grounds, making it a haven of nature in the city. Join some of the smiling students for a short tour. . .

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Geography: Nature and Climate - FAQ - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan
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