Japan deploys SDF troops to stop deadly bear attacks in Akita

To combat a surge of deadly bear attacks in Akita Prefecture, Ground Self-Defense Force troops on Nov. 5 joined local efforts ...
Milwaukee Independent

Hachikō the Akita: What a Japanese dog’s loyalty can teach Milwaukee about duty and everyday compassion

For many Japanese, Hachikō’s loyalty captures an ideal of emotional endurance, an unyielding commitment to relationship and ...
The Peninsula

12-yr-old Akita dog Japan gifted to Putin 'in good health'

The Akita dog given to Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2012 by the Akita prefectural government is alive and well, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. Now 12 years old, Yume was presented to Putin as ...
Nippon

Dog Decline: Akita-Inu Population Shrinking in Japan

Akita-inu have become an iconic dog breed, associated with Japan around the world, but their numbers are in decline. The Akita-inu is a dog breed native to Japan’s Akita Prefecture. Its roots can be ...

Japan deploys military to counter a surge in bear attacks

Reports of sometimes deadly encounters with brown bears and Asiatic black bears are being reported almost daily ahead of ...