The three — all residents of the city of Akita — had been repairing sewer pipes since early that morning, according to the ...

The first international boarding school in Akita Prefecture will open here September, and the local government is pinning its hopes ...

East Japan Railway Co. announced on March 11 the resumption of coupled operations for the Tohoku Shinkansen, following a ...

He is going to need a very special person to take him on and to be the best dog he can be,” the Pennsylvania shelter said.

While Japan's convenience store market may be considered oversaturated in terms of the sheer number of stores, major operator ...

Get ready for your daily dose of cuteness overload in the form of a gorgeous, rare dog from Japan who looks like a tie-dyed ...

ODATE, Akita Prefecture—A rookie candidate who turned to insect breeding after struggling to find work in his hometown is now the youngest mayor in Japan. Kensuke Ishida, 27, won the Odate ...

TOKYO - Five prefectures may consider hosting the final disposal sites for soil removed during decontamination work following ...

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