Yukiko Sasaki, a homemaker out walking her dog around 6 a.m., found an ... a hunter was attacked by another bear in Taiheizan Resort Park in Akita’s Nibetsu district, about 17 kilometers from ...

You are just as likely to see an akita trotting out of ... where the breed's ancestors developed bear-hunting traits hundreds of years ago. While the majority of dog owners worldwide no longer ...

The long-haired Akita dog named Wasao died in June last year at the presumed age of 13. The bronze statue was set up in this coastal town where its keeper, Setsuko Kikuya, came across the stray ...

It tells the true story of Hachiko, the faithful dog that continued to wait for its master at a train station in Japan long after his death. The cream white Akita Inu, born 100 years ago ...

A family drama film, directed by Simon Wincer follows Jesse, a 12-year-old orphan boy who works at an amusement park and ...

MOSCOW, December 13. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken one of his dogs, a female Akita named Yume, to an interview with Japanese journalists in the Kremlin. “I was told that you ...

Akita-inu have become an iconic dog breed, associated with Japan around the world, but their numbers are in decline. The Akita-inu is a dog breed native to Japan’s Akita Prefecture. Its roots ...

If you can’t get enough of Hachiko, Japan’s most loyal dog, you’ll want to check out these adorable new confectionery that just hit the stands. Celebrating the Akita inu breed of dogs ...