The video posted on the official Twitter page of Obihiro Zoo in this northern Japan city on Nov. 13, 2019 has garnered some 1.9 million views and more than 120,000 likes.

OBIHIRO, Hokkaido -- A zoo here in Japan's northernmost prefecture announced on March 5 that 59-year-old Indian elephant Nana, the oldest female eleph ...

Eventually, the group was able to purchase Sky, a young giraffe from nearby Obihiro Zoo. Not resting on her laurels, Tsurukawa is now learning sign language so she can help hearing impaired visitors ...

Obihiro, however, persevered, ... as well as a petting zoo where visitors can observe the horses up close. Races are generally held on Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays.

This is the first installment in a three-part series about the efforts of Obihiro, as the nation's speedskating hub, to nurture young skaters to become future Olympians. “Start!" With the calls ...