Challengers use a special “poi” scoop with a net made of Japanese washi paper to catch as many live goldfish as possible. Interest is on the rise. In recent years, the summer tradition drew ...

And Fukahori’s art is testament to the favour goldfish receive in Japanese culture. Riusuke Fukahori, Hanaoke (detail), 2018 “Originally, the Japanese people [had] a special attraction towards ...

According to The Atlantic, the US government likely accelerated the goldfish-owning craze: the United States Commission on Fisheries were recipients of the first large Japanese goldfish shipment ...

Goldfish have become an essential part of everyday Japanese culture and scenery. A beloved fixture at festivals or matsuri across Japan is kingyo-sukui (goldfish scooping), a game in which ...

First came see-through frogs. Now Japanese researchers have succeeded in producing goldfish whose beating hearts can be seen through translucent scales and skin. The transparent creatures are part ...

First came see-through frogs. Now Japanese researchers have succeeded in producing goldfish whose beating hearts can be seen through translucent scales and skin. The transparent creatures are part ...

Known as a center of the goldfish industry, the city of Yatomi, Aichi Prefecture, is exploring a medical spinoff from the bubble eye goldfish. Experts believe the fluid in sacs beneath the eyes ...

Coal miners used canaries to warn them of noxious gases for generations. Today’s substitute may be the everyday goldfish: it can act as an aquatic canary to warn scientists when something bad is ...

First came see-through frogs. Now Japanese researchers have succeeded in producing goldfish whose beating hearts can be seen through translucent scales and skin. The transparent creatures are part ...