Animal welfare legislation around the world is complex. In a lot of countries, exotic cafes would fall under the same license ...

Calling someone a pig isn't really an insult in these cafés because that's exactly what its residents are. The Mipig Café in Harajuku is one of the spots where tourists and locals can pay to cuddle ...

BANGKOK — Cat cafes where customers sip lattes while petting resident kitties are just opening their doors around the U.S. and Europe. But in Asia, where the first one opened more than a decade ago, ...

Sip on a latte or some peppermint tea, scarf down a sweet treat, people watch, do some work on your laptop, sketch a fellow patron. These are things people typically do when they frequent a café, ...

If you love dogs and want to have one in your life or let your dog have a little more love and interaction, a café in western Tokyo can help. Rescue Dog Cafe Tachikawa — about 25 minutes from Yokota ...

Critically endangered species and ones banned from international trade are among the hundreds of types of birds, reptiles and mammals that researchers identified at 142 animal cafes. By Rachel Nuwer ...

WWF Japan says some so-called animal cafes in the Tokyo area fail to follow hygiene procedures and pose an infectious disease risk to visitors. The venues allow customers to feed and pet exotic ...

Large Samoyed dogs with fluffy, snow-white coats came to greet me as I entered a cafe in Tokyo’s Harajuku district. When I petted one of them, the dog gave what is called a “Samoyed smile,” a look ...

It is not hard to see why people visit animal cafes in Japan. Animals are cute. Owl lovers want a close-up experience. Capybaras look so unbothered that you can imagine they’re enjoying the attention.

TOKYO — First there were cafés that allowed pets. Then came cat cafés, where lattes took second place to feline interaction. The latest craze in Japan: The pig café. “It was wonderful. Very relaxing ...

Animal cafes in the nation continue to garner popularity among many, including foreign tourists, as an exciting place to interact with exotic animals, such as hedgehogs and chameleons. However, a new ...