![Japan zoo recovers missing red panda after frantic search Japan zoo recovers missing red panda after frantic search](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-12/61451537600_RedPanda.jpg)
Japan zoo recovers missing red panda after frantic search
A Japanese zoo scrambled all of its staff Thursday to track down a missing red panda, a zoo spokesman said, finally recovering her in a nearby area.
Thu Dec 31 2015
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Japan zoo takes on cockroach PR role
A Japanese zoo is trying to do the impossible improve the image of cockroaches, putting on an exhibition of one of the world's most hated insects.
Wed Jul 22 2015
![Japan mayor vows no name change for Charlotte the monkey Japan mayor vows no name change for Charlotte the monkey](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-05/61430985203_295x200.jpg)
Japan mayor vows no name change for Charlotte the monkey
A Japanese zoo that caused a furore by naming a baby monkey after Britain's Princess Charlotte has been told to stick to its guns by the local mayor after two days of fraught debate.
Fri May 08 2015
![Japanese zoo rethinking 'Charlotte' for newborn monkey Japanese zoo rethinking 'Charlotte' for newborn monkey](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-05/61430985203_295x200.jpg)
Japanese zoo rethinking 'Charlotte' for newborn monkey
A Japanese zoo said Thursday it is rethinking the name of a baby monkey after a public poll decided on "Charlotte", following complaints it was disrespectful to Britain's newborn princess.
Thu May 07 2015
![Lion-ripped jeans, anyone? Lion-ripped jeans, anyone?](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2014-07/71405409562_295x200.jpg)
Lion-ripped jeans, anyone?
A Japanese zoo has taken the catwalk to a wild new level, using some of its fiercest inhabitants to rip and claw jeans to a fashionably distressed look.
Tue Jul 15 2014
![Japan zoo makes wild fashion statement with lion-ripped jeans Japan zoo makes wild fashion statement with lion-ripped jeans](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2014-07/71405331389_295x200.jpg)
Japan zoo makes wild fashion statement with lion-ripped jeans
A Japanese zoo has taken the catwalk to a wild new level, using some of its fiercest inhabitants to rip and claw jeans to a fashionably distressed look.
Mon Jul 14 2014