DAISEN, Akita Prefecture--Billed as one of Japan’s top fireworks festivals, the 96th All-Japan National Fireworks Competition will be held Aug. 31 along the Omonogawa river here, organizers ...
MITANE, Akita Prefecture--“Walking with an Akita ... campaign jointly implemented by the prefectural government and East Japan Railway Co. (JR East). It is provided by nonprofit organization ...
TOKYO, December 3. /TASS/. A Siberian cat called Mir (Russian for "peace"), which Russian President Vladimir Putin gave to the governor of Japan's northern Akita Prefecture Norihisa Satake in 2012 ...
The city of Senboku in Akita Prefecture is made up of three towns: Tazawako, which has the deepest lake in Japan; Nishiki, home to farming scenery: and Kakunodate, called the little Kyoto of Tohoku.
In summer 2012, Putin received a present of an Akita-Inu dog puppy - the breed well known due to the Kachiko movie - from Governor of Japan’s Akita Prefecture Norihisa Satake TOKYO, December 3.