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

Established in 1871 (formerly parts of Dewa and Mutsu provinces) Capital: Akita Population: 960,000 (as of Oct. 2020) Area: 11,638 km 2 The city of Akita, the prefectural capital, is the largest ...

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.

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.

ODATE, Akita -- On May 18, two Akita dogs became special directors at Odate-Noshiro Airport in Akita Prefecture. ... The leader of a city or town. - ceremony: ...

OGA, Akita Prefecture—Wearing menacing masks and straw coats, ... According to the Oga city government, 68 communities planned to hold the ritual in 2024, down from 92 in 2018, ...

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.

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 ...

A bear that attacked a supermarket employee in the city of Akita on Saturday and remained inside the store over the weekend was captured in a box trap on Monday, police said.

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.