The pet of choice in Japan, as much as cuddly kitties and playful puppies, is the humble bug. The bug has been a key part of Japanese culture from the Heian era classic “The Tale of Genji” to popular ...

This story originally appeared on Atlas Obscura and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. At the third meeting of the Moriyama City Firefly Forest Museum’s eight-week Firefly Course, a ...

With 1,025 unique Pokémon, plenty of design inspiration came straight from nature. Many fans believe the Japanese bee fly inspired the design of the Pokémon Cutiefly. The Japanese bee fly has a fuzzy, ...

Japanese woman recalls plucking dragonflies out of the air and eating them in her days in junior school 'because they are gods' Research has shed light on a previously little-known insect-eating ...

Pokémon gets much of its character design from real animals and plants in nature. With 1,025 unique Pokémon, plenty of design inspiration came straight from nature. One example is the Pokémon ...