Aging Japan: Akita prefecture may be glimpse of country's graying future. By Kiyoshi Takenaka. July 4, 2018 8:15 AM UTC Updated July 4, 2018 Item 1 of 14 Team members of Shimohama Club ...

Hollywood actor Richard Gere, French film star Alain Delon and Russia's figure skating sensation Alina Zagitova have one thing in common: They adore Japan's Akita dogs. In recent years, foreign ...

Japan’s Akita dogs melt foreign hearts with their devotion The number of Akitas registered by overseas owners jumped from just 33 in 2005 to 359 in 2013, and up to 3,967 in 2017 ...

Japan's famous sake breweries, Akita: how only the perfect rice and perfect water make sensational sake . By Ben Groundwater. February 16, 2019 — 12.15am. Save.

Japan's offshore wind power market, part of the country's goal to be carbon neutral by 2050, is set to grow as the government eyes installing up to 10 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity by 2030 ...

Today, the Akita is still prized for its loyalty and obedience, and it is one of the most popular dog breeds in Japan. It joins the Shiba Inu , Hokkaido, and Kai Ken, other Japanese natural ...

Hollywood actor Richard Gere, French film star Alain Delon and Russia’s figure skating sensation Alina Zagitova have one thing in common: They adore Japan’s Akita dogs. And they’re not alone ...

The defence Ministry said Friday it hopes to start deploying the US land-based Aegis Ashore missile defence system in the city of Akita, northern Japan, with a senior official noting the need to ...

Akita, located in Japan’s northeastern Tohoku region, is one of the country’s more rural prefectures. While its human population might not be very big, though, Akita has one of Japan’s larger bear ...

Marubeni's $768 million project of two wind farms with 140 MW capacity at Akita Port and Noshiro Port in northern Akita prefecture is Japan's first large-scale commercial offshore wind power project.

Kazuno City in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Akita opened social networking service (SNS) accounts for foreign visitors to Japan on June 29, 2023. The city government has produced a ...

A snow leopard plays in the snow at Akita Omoriyama Zoo in the northeastern Japan city of Akita. Visitors can see animals resistant to cold weather playing in the snow during a special exhibition ...