AKITA—An elderly man died on May 2 after being found collapsed on the ground near a broken blade from a wind turbine here, police said. ... 81, who lived in Akita city.

Bears attacked multiple people in and near Akita Prefecture on Oct. 19, including at a central city bus stop and the entrance to a hospital in heavily populated areas.

NYK has donated USD$7,000 (1 million yen) to support the reconstruction of a fisheries hatchery run by Daisen City in Akita ...

Akita, in Japan’s northeastern Tohoku region, has seen a startling increase in the number of bear attacks that have taken place in the prefecture this year. Earlier this month, four senior citizens ...

The bear wandered into the store in Akita City on Saturday and attacked a 47-year-old employee, who sustained a minor head injury, police said.

Notably, Mayor Motomu Hozumi of Akita City, who is leading the delegation, will also sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Tainan, paving the way for future collaborations between the two ...

Officials in Odate, Akita Prefecture, have appointed two Akita dog siblings as directors of Odate-Noshiro Airport to raise awareness of this iconic dog breed.

A brown bear in Hokkaido. In the city of Akita, a bear that attacked a supermarket employee over the weekend was captured in a box trap on Monday morning.

Akita International University is a public university located in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 2004 and modelled on the American liberal arts college. It is one of few ...

The sea area off the shore of Murakami City and Naitai City, Niigata Prefecture and the sea area off the shore of Oga City, Katagami City, and Akita City were later added on September 13, 2021. In ...

The bear wandered into the store in Akita City on Saturday and attacked a 47-year-old employee, who sustained a minor head injury, police said.