Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... TOKYO — In a typical Tokyo concrete building a few blocks from the grand Sensoji Temple, I selected a female companion for a 45-minute session. She and I ...

BANGKOK — Cat cafes where customers sip lattes while petting resident kitties are just opening their doors around the U.S. and Europe. But in Asia, where the first one opened more than a decade ago, ...

Pig cafes are the latest craze pulling in tourists in Japan. The surprisingly quiet, clean and companionable animals have been bringing a smile to people’s faces at Tokyo’s Mipig Café. “It was ...

On the top floor of @home cafe in Tokyo’s geek-friendly Akihabara district, in a low-ceilinged, brightly lit room that smelled of a poorly ventilated deep fryer, a coterie of frilly aproned maids were ...

BANGKOK - Cat cafes where customers sip lattes while petting resident kitties are just opening their doors around the U.S. and Europe. But in Asia, where the first one opened more than a decade ago, ...

BANGKOK – Cat cafes where customers sip lattes while petting resident kitties are just opening their doors around the U.S. and Europe. But in Asia, where the first one opened more than a decade ago, ...

Animal cafes are popping up in major cities all over the world, to the delight of travelers looking to get their fix of caffeine and cuteness. Featuring cats, dogs, woodland creatures and farm animals ...

Akihabara district in Tokyo is an “otaku” paradise – best known as a travel magnet for the legions of self-styled nerds who love “manga” Japanese comics – as well as electronics, video games and ...

Sip on a latte or some peppermint tea, scarf down a sweet treat, people watch, do some work on your laptop, sketch a fellow patron. These are things people typically do when they frequent a café, ...

TOKYO - The trend began with so-called cat cafes, and there are now more than 120 establishments throughout Japan where people can enjoy the healing effects of being surrounded by animals such as dogs ...