Winter brings huge amounts of snow to the northern Japanese prefecture of Akita. Residents of a district in Yokote City embrace the season with a two-day illumination event. During the day, holes are ...

T hough both Akita Inus and Shiba Inus originated in Japan, and people do notice the similarity between them, there are ...

Akita is a 2-year-old, tiny 3.8 pound dilute torti who has recovered after being mauled by a dog. This full-grown, but tiny, very social gal likes laps, playing, tummy rubs, and ...

Record rainfall in Yamagata and Akita prefectures has caused at least ... One other police officer remains unaccounted for along with another person missing in a landslide. Yamagata Prefecture ...

Walking with an Akita Inu dog,” a fitness program to help people enjoy nature through trail walking, is proving popular here.