Star, a 3-year-old, 96-pound Akita, is looking for a forever home where ... though she can be selective about new dog friends. She is not suited for a home with cats but does well with calm ...

Born in Odate, Akita Prefecture, in November 1923 ... The Asahi Shimbun reported on the “pitiful old dog’s story” in an article in October 1932, drawing considerable attention.

MITANE, Akita Prefecture--“Walking with an Akita Inu dog,” a fitness program to help ... a playful 4-year-old male Akita Inu, for an hour. Normally, the association accepts one group of ...

MOSCOW, December 13. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken one of his dogs, a female Akita named Yume, to an interview with Japanese journalists in the Kremlin. “I was told that you ...