Pig cafes are the latest craze pulling in tourists in Japan. The surprisingly quiet, clean and companionable animals have been bringing a smile to people’s faces at Tokyo’s Mipig Café. “It was ...

In one of the world’s most crowded cities, owning a pet isn’t always possible. Japan’s micro pig cafés offer an alternative ...

Calling someone a pig isn't really an insult in these cafés because that's exactly what its residents are. The Mipig Café in Harajuku is one of the spots where tourists and locals can pay to cuddle ...

TOKYO — First there were cafés that allowed pets. Then came cat cafés, where lattes took second place to feline interaction. The latest craze in Japan: The pig café. "It was wonderful. Very relaxing ...

TOKYO, Japan (CCTV) - A new cafe has opened in Japan that may have some people squealing in delight. There is now a micro pig cafe open for business in Tokyo. Japan's largest city is known for its ...

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Jelly drinks, pigs' trotters, and now turtle meat and blood: a beauty craze over food rich in collagen, considered to be good for the skin, has added some unusual items to ...

Scientists have described a new species of pygmy seahorse that’s colorful and smaller than the average fingernail. The researchers have officially named the tiny seahorse Japan pig, or Hippocampus ...

TOKYO (AP) — First there were cafés that allowed pets. Then came cat cafés, where lattes took second place to feline interaction. The latest craze in Japan: The pig café. “It was wonderful. Very ...