Jan 17,2020 A cheerful cry of “woof, woof, woof” echoes in a junior high school schoolyard in Tainan City, southern Taiwan. A total of 57 Akita dogs entered the Taiwan Branch Exhibition of the Akita Dog Preservation Society in December 2019. The dogs showed off their dignified manner and competed […]
Exploring the friendship between dogs and people, the audiobook The Stars and the Dogs was written and illustrated by US-based Japanese author Yumi McDonald. Mrs. McDonald was born in Tokyo and currently resides in Connecticut, U.S. The Stars and the Dogs is a two-part series approximately 30 minutes long and […]
Odate City sent an Akita puppy to Minamisoma City in Fukushima Prefecture on April 30, 2021. Minamisoma City requested help to prevent crop damage caused by wild animals like boars, which has increased since the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in 2011. The puppy will work together […]
The amusement complex Akita Furusato Mura in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, reopened on March 20th, 2021. The renovation involved replacing trick art in the amusement building and installing a state-of-the-art operating system in the planetarium. The “Wonder Castle,” an amusement building resembling a castle, now has an area where visitors […]
The unique exhibition “Watanabe Osamu’s Sweets Deco Art: Candy Kingdom” is being held at the Akita Museum of Art until May 9th, 2021. Following are the comments from contemporary artist and sweets designer Mr. Osamu Watanabe: Have you ever heard of “Sweets Deco Art”? It is a genre of art […]
One and a half months have passed since the three-year-old male Akita dog Taiga started training at Wannyapia, a prefectural Animal Protection Center in Akita. In the early stages of his training, Taiga growled and fiercely glared at people just for approaching him. How is Taiga progressing and what changes […]
An Akita dog has been receiving training since early February 2021 at Wannyapia Akita, a Prefectural Animal Protection Center in Akita City, after it was sent there for biting people. Ms. Suzuki Akiko, a dog trainer for One for Akita, has been training the dog for the past three weeks. […]
A new English picture book titled HACHI is based on the famous loyal dog Hachiko from Odate City, Akita Prefecture. HACHI will be published on March 8th, 2021, the anniversary date of Hachiko’s passing. Mr. Sakuraba Eietsu, a former bureaucrat of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from Katakami […]
Mr. Matsuhashi Toru and Mrs. Matsuhashi Akiko live with their 11-year-old long-haired male Akita dog, Bantaro, in Funagawaminato, Oga City, Akita Prefecture. He is an extremely quiet dog, and even Toru and Akiko rarely hear him bark. Bantaro is not a suitable watchdog, but he acts like a healer and […]
Mongolian Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Dambadarjaa Batjargal, visited Odate City, the hometown of Akita dogs, on December 7th, 2020. Ambassador Batjargal finds Akita dogs intriguing and toured several facilities in Odate to learn more about them. The ambassador believes that Akita dogs will help promote an international relationship between Mongolia […]
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.
