Two Akita dog siblings were appointed as directors at Odate-Noshiro Airport here on May 18. Wearing bandanas around their ...

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 ...

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 ...

A fun Akita fact is that they were bred to work in groups to take down large prey, including: Akitas are a spitz-type dog that originated in Japan. Spitz dogs are part of an ancient lineage and ...

An overnight package that lets you play with an Akita dog in the snow and visit a sake brewery YUZAWA, Japan, April 07, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yuzawa Royal Hotel and AKITA Geo Tour Co., Ltd. have ...

The Akita dog given to Russian President Vladimir Putin ... you for Russia's support of areas affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. A spokesperson for the Russian presidential ...

MITANE, Akita Prefecture--“Walking with an Akita Inu dog,” a fitness program to help ... by the prefectural government and East Japan Railway Co. (JR East). It is provided by nonprofit ...

(Mainichi/Akira Kudo) DAISEN, Akita -- While the Akita dog breed and Hinai-Jidori chickens of northern Japan's Akita Prefecture have long been famous, large, locally bred rabbits are also gaining ...

KITAAKITA, Akita -- Two Akita dog siblings were appointed as directors at Odate-Noshiro Airport here on May 18. Wearing bandanas around their necks, they posed for commemorative photos with ...