The Tohoku Regional Forest Office in the city of Akita has announced that beech trees in five Tohoku prefectures of ...

Alongside Akita dogs and Hinai-jidori chickens, the Hataya rabbit is a unique animal to the region, primarily bred in Misato.

ODATE, Akita Prefecture--Hachiko, the loyal Akita Inu dog that waited for his master’s return at Shibuya Station in Tokyo every day for years after his death, has returned to his hometown here ...

DAISEN, Akita Prefecture--The All-Japan National Fireworks Competition will be held in a riverside area here on Aug. 27 for the first time in three years, the executive committee announced.

Japan's record-breaking heat is damaging farmer's vegetable crops, reducing selection at supermarkets, and causing higher ...

Japan defender Rion Ishikawa has signed for Everton in the English Women's Super League from WE League side Urawa Reds, the two clubs announced Monday. The 22-year-old from Akita Prefecture joins ...

The Japanese Dog Preservation Society, Nihon-ken Hozonkai, was created to maintain and preserve six specific native Japanese dog breeds. This organization is similar to the American Kennel Club (AKC) ...

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The office surveyed the status of flowering beech trees at 51 sites in the prefecture between April and June, classifying them into four levels. Of those sites, 36 sites, or 70%, did not bear any ...

The fruiting of beechnuts, one of the main food sources for bears, in Akita Prefecture this autumn is expected to be at the ...

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner Komeito have lost momentum in nearly half of the constituencies ...

Coinciding with the 2025 China-Eurasia Expo, the Tacheng Prefecture Industrial Park Investment Promotion and Project Signing Ceremony was held in Urumqi, Xinjiang on June 27.