From the Osaka, Japan-based Raccoon's crew comes "Manariki"—a ripping new full-length video featuring an impressive lineup of skateboarders who aren't afraid push boundaries and think outside ...

They are believed to be the first wild raccoons in Japan. In the late 1970s, an animation series based on Thomas Sterling North’s children’s novel “Rascal” became a big hit in Japan.

The Japanese raccoon dog is a canid and omnivorous. It lives on the main Honshu island, while “ezo-tanuki,” or the Hokkaido raccoon dog, lives on the big island up north. The Japanese raccoon ...

We visit Japan's largest and oldest lake, Lake Biwa. A cat leads us to an overlook with a great view of the lake. We meet another cat hiding among the multitude of wares at a Shigaraki ceramics shop.