If you like to turn heads when out and about, this Akita named Araki is the dog for you. Born in late 2018, Araki is still ...

Akita puppies have no clue how adorable they are. They're just all derpy energy, and that makes them even more endearing.

A 14-year-old dog can still be someone’s whole world. Nena, a senior Akita who had spent her entire life with one family, was surrendered to a shelter just days before Christmas. Her owners asked that ...

Nena, 14, was taken to the shelter days before Christmas as her owners wanted to euthanize her, but they left her there ...

Here are this week's dogs and cats going on Jersey's Journeys to find their forever homes. All of them are up for adoption at ...

A dog described by a vet as suffering from one of the worst skin conditions they had ever seen has found a new home in County ...

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Residents in the northern region of Akita are living in fear after dozens of assaults on humans. Riot police and the army have been sent to help. Traditional hunters, known as matagi, roam the forests ...

Tokyo - Japan's Defense Ministry sent troops on Wednesday to the northern prefecture of Akita to help contain a surge of bear attacks that have horrified residents in the mountainous region. Bears ...

TOKYO — Besieged by bears, Japan's north welcomed reinforcements on Wednesday as the military deployed troops to respond to a record wave of attacks. Bears have attacked about 100 people in the ...

The governor of Akita Prefecture asked the Defense Ministry on Tuesday to send in Self-Defense Forces personnel to help deal with a "truly dire" spate of deadly bear attacks. Bears have killed a ...

An energetic Akita puppy named Hiro is looking for a loving local home. Hiro was brought into Beaumont Animal Care as a stay with three other puppies, Haru, Hoshi and Hachi, after the shelter said ...