Apple farmer Satomi Ito, 66, holds his hunting rifle as he poses for a photograph in the woods next to a site where his neighbour was mauled by a wild bear last year, in Kitaakita, Akita prefecture, ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin's Akita dog Yume, gifted by the northeastern Japan prefecture of Akita in 2012, died of old ...

Japan’s first large-scale offshore wind farm has begun commercial operation here, fanning expectations for a new era of ...

AKITA -- "Undiscovered Akita Prefecture." The striking catchphrase, displayed alongside Akita dogs, local specialties and ...

Akita dogs are seen in this photo provided by the Akita Inu Preservation Society. ODATE, Akita -- The Akita Inu Preservation Society, based in this northern Japan city, will introduce digital pedigree ...

YUZAWA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yuzawa Royal Hotel and AKITA Geo Tour Co., Ltd. have begun accepting reservations for their two days-one night tour package of Akita, in the Snow Country (January to ...

Officials in Odate, Akita Prefecture, have appointed two Akita dog siblings as directors of Odate-Noshiro Airport to raise awareness of this iconic dog breed. Ishida Kensuke, mayor of Odate and ...