The Akita prefectural government presented Yume to Mr Putin in July 2012. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Hiking trails on Kurikomayama, a Japanese mountain that straddles the three northeastern prefectures of Miyagi, Akita and ...

Authorities in northeastern Japan issued an “emergency safety alert” to thousands of households in Akita City on July 15 ...

Apple farmer Satomi Ito, 66, holds his hunting rifle as he poses for a photograph in the woods next to a site where his neighbour was mauled by a wild bear last year, in Kitaakita, Akita prefecture, ...

To combat a surge of deadly bear attacks in Akita Prefecture, Ground Self-Defense Force troops on Nov. 5 joined local efforts ...

If you’ve ever watched the movie Hachi: A Dog’s Tale and didn’t tear up even a little, you might be part robot. That story, based on a real-life Japanese Akita named Hachikō, isn't just ...