MITANE, Akita Prefecture--“Walking with an Akita Inu dog,” a fitness program to help people enjoy nature through trail walking, is proving popular here. It gives visitors, as well as locals, an ...

PSKOV, October 8. /TASS/. A schoolgirl from the western Russian city of Pskov has received an Akita Inu puppy as a gift from Russian President Vladimir Putin, the press service of the Pskov Region’s ...

After a terrifying night battling an attacking bear, Kotaro Takahashi checked the garden where the kennel for his dog, Tetsukumo, is located.

Maya the Akita Inu dog sat outside the Spanish hospital while her owner recovered for emergency surgery Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work ...

In summer 2012, Putin received a present of an Akita-Inu dog puppy - the breed well known due to the Kachiko movie - from Governor of Japan’s Akita Prefecture Norihisa Satake TOKYO, December 3. /TASS/ ...

A facility for Akita dogs in north-eastern Japan has gone viral for its videos and photos of the fluffy breed on social media, drawing fans from abroad amid a boom in inbound tourism. Since its social ...

A woman in her 70s, who is the owner of the Shiba Inu dog, witnessed the incident on her premises in Shimokitate, Akita City and called the police. According to local police, upon hearing her dog ...

Diplomacy has always been a carrot-and-stick game, but Japan's latest approach involves more sticks and bones. The world leader in all things adorable is hoping Russia's top dog will fall for one of ...