TAKEHARA, Hiroshima Prefecture—An animal-cruelty suspect has indicated responsibility for the deaths of dozens of rabbits on Okunoshima island, a wartime weapons production site that is now a ...

A man was given a suspended sentence on April 14 for brutal acts of animal abuse, including kicking and using scissors to ...

The island is called Okunoshima, located in the Inland Sea of Japan. It once had a dark history - being home to the production of poisonous gas during World War 2. Tourists can play and feed the ...

Japanese police said Thursday that they arrested a man for kicking a rabbit, as authorities probe the deaths of more than 70 bunnies on an island well-known for its large rabbit population.