Japanese stayer Glory Vase must overcome a cosmopolitan array of opponents if he is to win a record third Group One Hong Kong Vase (2,400m) next month. Glory Vase is one of a number of two-time ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Japanese Government, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), 2 September 1945. Lieutenant General Richard K.

The flamingo thrives in harsh conditions Albatrosses are some of the longest-lived birds (up to 60 years), the latest to mature (10-12 years) and the slowest breeders (one chick every 2-3 years).

Everything we know for certain about the Itombwe owl comes from just two individuals ... focused on great apes and endemic birds of the Albertine rift highlands. Many of the birds uncovered ...

The vase was bought for £2.50 from a charity shop in Surrey The ornament is 10cm (4in) tall Specialists identified it as the work of Namikawa Yasuyuki, one of Japan’s most famous artists from ...

A Japanese equipment supplier on Aug. 22 concluded that two representatives of the company died after slipping and falling for more than a kilometer on K2, the world’s second-highest mountain.

Two birds of the Californian chaparral, the wrentit and the Bewick's wren, share the same habitat, and also have similar songs. But they manage to alternate their singing bouts so that they are ...

When dusk falls, the daytime birds find a well-hidden roosting site, perhaps deep within a thicket, for at night they are at their most vulnerable. They remain motionless and silent until the morning ...

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Two Japanese climbers have gone missing while attempting to scale K2, the world’s second-highest peak. According to reports, the two mountaineers slipped and fell on the 8,611-meter-high ...

Sep. 18, 2024 — Millions of birds migrate every year to escape winter, but spending time in a warmer climate does not save them energy, according to new research. Using miniaturized loggers ...

A deadly knife attack on a Japanese schoolboy in China has stoked frictions between the two countries and raised safety concerns at a time when China is trying to attract foreigners for work and ...