SEMBOKU, Akita Prefecture—Bukemaru ... He, along with his family and shop’s staff, raised the dog with a lot of love. At first, Bukemaru was kept tied in front of the shop.

The Akita dog given to Russian President Vladimir Putin ... you for Russia's support of areas affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. A spokesperson for the Russian presidential ...

Though both Akita Inus and Shiba Inus originated in Japan, and people do ... yet stubborn and aren’t famous for their ...

MITANE, Akita Prefecture--“Walking with an Akita Inu dog,” a fitness program to help ... by the prefectural government and East Japan Railway Co. (JR East). It is provided by nonprofit ...

One of the most popular comedians in Japan, Chocolate Planet came to Akita and visited restaurants in Akita city to enjoy ...

In the summer of 2012, Satake gave Putin a Japanese Akita Inu puppy, for which his prefecture is famous, as a token of ... the governor loves cats more than dogs. In Japan, they named the kitten ...