Russian President Vladimir Putin's Akita dog Yume, gifted by the northeastern Japan prefecture of Akita in 2012, died of old ...

The agreement was signed with Oga Katagami Akita Offshore Green Energy and Penta-Ocean Construction.

A campaign poster using the slogan "Undiscovered Akita Prefecture" is seen. (Photo courtesy of the Akita Prefectural Government) AKITA -- "Undiscovered Akita Prefecture." The striking catchphrase, ...

A rookie candidate who turned to insect breeding after struggling to find work in his hometown is now the youngest mayor in Japan.

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

A wave of panic buying is causing municipally designated garbage bags to vanish from store shelves across Japan, forcing ...

AKITA -- "Undiscovered Akita Prefecture." The striking catchphrase, displayed alongside Akita dogs, local specialties and ...

TOKYO: If she were alive, the dog, named Yume, would have celebrated her 14th birthday on April 24. Yume “died of old age last year,” the Russian presidential office said in an answer to an inquiry ...

In 2012, Akita Prefecture presented Yume, an Akita dog, to Russian President Vladimir Putin in thanks for his country's ...

The number of Asian black bear sightings in Japan leapt from 20,000 in fiscal 2024 to 50,000 in fiscal 2025.

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