Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The origins of today’s Japanese dog breeds can be traced back thousands of years. After millennia of crossbreeding and fine-tuning ...

The Japanese Dog Preservation Society, Nihon-ken Hozonkai, was created to maintain and preserve six specific native Japanese dog breeds. This organization is similar to the American Kennel Club (AKC) ...

With so many dog breeds in the world, there are bound to be a few that are much rarer than others — especially when it comes to those who are native to certain countries and rarely found elsewhere.

KAWASAKI, Japan (Reuters Life!) - One of Japan's largest animal medical centres is calling on blood donors of a different breed to help provide dogs with top-notch care. Japan is a canine-crazy nation ...