Animal cafes are becoming increasingly popular in many places throughout the world. People think that they are a fun way to ...

Visiting a cat cafe in Japan is a bucket list item for many tourists, but the animal cruelty that goes on behind closed doors ...

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 ...

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The cafe is situated in Harajuku, Tokyo. Coffee can perk up your mood on a bad day. It helps boost the production of neurotransmitters like serotonin, noradrenaline and dopamine. Most coffee lovers ...

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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 ...

“It was wonderful. Very relaxing and enjoyable,” said Brad Loomis, a software engineer from Pullman, Washington, after visiting Tokyo’s Mipig Café with his 21-year-old daughter, Paige. They were among ...