SAPPORO -- More than 30 puppies of popular breeds such as toy poodles, believed to have been inside a dog kennel in the city of Chitose, Hokkaido, have gone missing after the facility caught on fire.

RAUSU, Hokkaido--Hunters killed a brown bear dubbed “RT” that was blamed for the deaths or injuries of eight pet dogs during a four ... In late June last year, another dog was killed and ...

BETSUKAI, Hokkaido—Stray dogs, now a rare sight in urban areas ... more than 1,000 stray dogs were involved in dog bite cases annually until fiscal 1986. Those numbers have since declined ...