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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ALBAWABA - In the bustling city of Tokyo, outside one of its main train stations, stands a statue of a dog that has become an icon of the city. Hachiko, an Akita dog, was the loyal companion of ...

TOKYO, Japan — In the hurly-burly outside one of ... alike queue up to snap photos with the statue of the Japanese Akita dog, a popular breed with its own museum in Hachiko's birthplace of ...