The Akita Dog Fureai-Dokoro (“touching place”) in Senshū Park, Akita, has a rotating crew of dogs for visitors to meet. This time we introduce Hokumi, an Akita female with a reddish coat. She charms ...

The Akita is one of the most beloved breeds of dogs in Japan. Aside from being one of six breeds registered in the official Association for the Preservation of the Japanese Dog, the Akita’s popularity ...

A facility for Akita dogs in north-eastern Japan has gone viral for its videos and photos of the fluffy breed on social media, drawing fans from abroad amid a boom in inbound tourism. Since its social ...

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 ...

Maru, a young male Akita dog, is visiting the Akita Dog Hana no Sato Station in Yūwa, part of the city of Akita. This is a training and recreational facility for dogs of the Akita breed. Even though ...

A dog that ripped open the face of a 7-year-old girl visiting a private animal rescue near Menifee could be euthanized in the coming week, the Riverside County Department of Animal Services said ...

The incident is the second dog-mauling death to make headlines in December Chris Harris has been a senior true crime reporter for PEOPLE since late 2015. An award-winning journalist who has worked for ...

A seven-year-old girl was left scarred for life after being viciously mauled by an Akita dog. Kiera Young had her lip ripped off after stroking the dog during an outing to the Whitham Tavern, in ...

AOMORI, Japan >> A popular Akita dog known for being “ugly but cute” has been receiving condolence letters from all over the country. Wasao was owned by Setsuko Kikuya, the proprietor of a broiled ...

AN 86-year-old man subdued an out-of-control Akita dog after it sank its teeth into his face and pulled him to the ground. With blood pouring from his chin, plucky William Moore managed to pin down ...

PALATINE, Ill. (CBS)-- Two dogs slipped from their handler's control in Palatine on Monday and attacked two other smaller dogs – one of whom died. The dogs also bit the smaller dogs' owners. At 6:50 p ...