Maru, a young male Akita dog, is visiting the Akita Dog Hana no Sato Station in Yūwa, part of the city of Akita. This is a training and recreational facility for dogs of the Akita breed. Even though ...

Russia's gold-medal-winning teenage skating sensation Alina Zagitova is finally set to realise her dream of owning an Akita, a breed of large Japanese dogs once presented as a gift from Japan to ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, on a three-day visit to Russia, took part on Saturday in the handing over of an Akita puppy to Russian Olympic champion figure skater Alina ...

An akita dog will be honoured for distinguished service after coming to the rescue of an elderly woman in Japan. The 12-year-old dog, called Mame, found the woman slumped on the road side in Senboku, ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday took part in a ceremony to present a Japanese Akita dog to Russia's Olympic figure skating champion Alina Zagitova during a visit to Moscow. Zagitova, 16 ...

Originally a hunting breed, Akitas emerged from the northern Japanese region of the same name. They are one of six breeds of Japanese dogs recognised as “natural treasures” by the government. And it’s ...