While visiting Japan, Big Bird wanders off from a guided tour bus in Tokyo, and is lost until a Japanese woman helps him get to where he needs to go. The woman, however, is hiding a secret.

In Japan, ‘cute’ is a big deal. You might be familiar with long-tailed tits if you live in the UK. In winter, flocks of these little chirping birds often visit bird feeders, or flit about ...

There appear to be several theories. One is that its feathers are "puffed out," or "fukureta" in Japanese. Another is that it had to do with the bird's characteristic hoot, the Japanese ...

What's more, forest animals already seem to have become bird-lingual! Squirrels in Japan's north learn the language of birds as a means of survival, taking advantage of their feathered friends ...