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  • 2021-11-22
  • 2021-11-21

Akita Dog Umeko Promoted to Senior Police Officer at the Kazuno Police Station

On October 11, the Kazuno Police Department issued a letter of promotion to the rank of “Senior Police Officer” to Umeko, an Akita dog appointed as an “Akita Dog Prefectural Police Officer” this year.  Immediately after taking on the job, Umeko helped promote fraud prevention at banks and other financial […]

  • 2021-11-21
  • 2021-11-21

Osaka’s first “Wasao Grand Prize” Competition Awards Ran Ran the Winner!

The “Wasao Grand Prize,” a competition of long-haired Akita dogs, was held in front of the Izumiotsu City Hall in Osaka Prefecture in early October.  The grand prize went to Ran Ran (two-year-old male) kept by Mr. Ueno Hiroshi, a self-employed man from Kyoto City. The Wasao Grand Prize originated […]

  • 2021-11-01
  • 2021-11-01

Popular Akita Dog Couple of a B&B Go for a Stroll in “The Little Kyoto of Michinoku”

A couple of Akita dogs walk along the black wall of the samurai residence street in Kakunodate, Senboku City, Akita Prefecture.  They are Su-chan (male, four-year-old) and Fujiko (female, two-year-old), who are well known as the signature dogs of Enishi, a private B&B owned by Mrs. Yoshimi.  Kakunodate, known nationwide as the “Little Kyoto of […]

  • 2021-10-12
  • 2021-10-12

Couple Adopted a Rescue Dog and Became a Family After Ups and Downs

“I want him to have a happy life after all the pain he has been through.”  This sentiment is from a couple that took in an Akita dog from a public animal shelter and welcomed it into their family.  Jason Pollard and Yoshiko Morita moved to the Omagari district of […]

>Where Dogs Connect Akita and the World

Where Dogs Connect Akita and the World

Akita Inu (dogs), with their fluffy coat, round eyes, and an adorable tail that curls up, are now famous worldwide. Akita dogs have a strong body and are best known for their loyal personality. The number of Akita dogs raised overseas continues to increase. In Akita Prefecture, the Akita dog's birthplace, there is an active movement to utilize them for tourism promotion. Akita Sakigake Shimpo, entitled "Akitainu News," will circulate various domestic and international information about Akita dogs. The goal is to connect the world and Akita through Akita dogs.

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