An akita dog will be honoured for distinguished service after coming to the rescue of an elderly woman in Japan. The 12-year-old dog, called Mame, found the woman slumped on the road side in Senboku, ...

Maru, a young male Akita dog, is visiting the Akita Dog Hana no Sato Station in Yūwa, part of the city of Akita. This is a training and recreational facility for dogs of the Akita breed. Even though ...

Russia's gold-medal-winning teenage skating sensation Alina Zagitova is finally set to realise her dream of owning an Akita, a breed of large Japanese dogs once presented as a gift from Japan to ...

Originally a hunting breed, Akitas emerged from the northern Japanese region of the same name. They are one of six breeds of Japanese dogs recognised as “natural treasures” by the government. And it’s ...

i would like to get one myself when I get a house. These dogs are huge and they need to be properly trained. I hope Abe passed that along to Zagitova. Putin should have no problems since he's the top ...