ODATE, Akita Prefecture--Furusawa Onsen is a small hot spring inn with only seven guest rooms operating in the city where Hachiko, the world’s most celebrated dog, was born. Like Hidesaburo Ueno, the ...

Akitas are courageous, furry giants from the working group. They’re the strong, quiet guardians of the dog world. Of course, Akitas aren’t for everyone. They’re not particularly social animals.

Established in 1871 (formerly parts of Dewa and Mutsu provinces) Capital: Akita Population: 960,000 (as of Oct. 2020) Area: 11,638 km 2 The city of Akita, the prefectural capital, is the largest in ...

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

As soon as we descended upon the northern Japanese city of Akita, I knew I had brought the wrong clothes for this July holiday. I read that the country was supposed to be cooler during the rainy ...

‘It is the message of Fatima,’ Bishop John Shojiro Ito, who formally approved the 1973 Marian apparitions, told the Japanese nun, who died this month. L to R: Seitai Hoshikai in Akita, Japan, where ...

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