Japanese dog owners are said to be amongst the most doting in the world, spoiling their furry family members with all sorts of trinkets and special experiences, so when it comes to naming their new ...

Animal Names and Cards At Nintendo's Gamers Summit today, the company confirmed that its previously Japanese-only communication game, Animal Forest + , will see a name change to Animal Crossing .

Works from the Edo Period also include various wild animals such as deer, cranes, storks, and Japanese river otters. "There is a record that the third shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu, hunted as many as ...

But now zoo animals get their names in various ways, including via public input. ... Japanese macaques: Emi, Sora and Tomaru. Black-handed spider monkeys: Topaz, Hue Hue, Chimal and Momos.