Apple farmer Satomi Ito, 66, holds his hunting rifle as he poses for a photograph in the woods next to a site where his neighbour was mauled by a wild bear last year, in Kitaakita, Akita prefecture, ...

A rookie candidate who turned to insect breeding after struggling to find work in his hometown is now the youngest mayor in ...

The Akita Prefectural Government has announced that a high-level delegation, led by Governor Kenta Suzuki, will embark on a ...

A campaign poster using the slogan "Undiscovered Akita Prefecture" is seen. (Photo courtesy of the Akita Prefectural Government) AKITA -- "Undiscovered Akita Prefecture." The striking catchphrase, ...

To combat a surge of deadly bear attacks in Akita Prefecture, Ground Self-Defense Force troops on Nov. 5 joined local efforts to prevent further injuries and deaths. The GDSF 9th Division, ...

Japan deployed troops to the country's rugged north on Wednesday to help trap bears after local authorities said besieged communities were struggling to cope with an unprecedented wave of attacks. The ...

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 ...

AKITA, Japan (Reuters) - On a recent weekday morning, a group of men in their 70s and 80s gathered for baseball practice just down the road from a junior high school where students were arriving to ...