Four hours after leaving Tokyo, the Akita Shinkansen bullet train pulls into Akita Station, the prefecture's main rail and bus hub in downtown Akita City. Modern-day Akita City was built around a ...

A strong wind advisory was issued for Akita city on the morning of May 2, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, and a maximum instantaneous wind speed of 83 kph was observed at 7:52 a.m.

But Akita isn't made beautiful just by the snow, with plenty to do also during the spring and summer months. Related articles The European city where it is still a record-breaking 30C in December ...

Only 27 children attend the school, one of about two dozen in Akita city, about 450km (280 miles) north of Tokyo. It is the capital of Akita prefecture, the oldest place in Japan, with more than ...

Where, when, why: We traveled to Japan in mid-December 2015 to visit Richard in Akita, Japan, where he was spending his junior year at Akita International University. Before joining Richard, who ...

The bear was later put down, an Akita City Hall spokesperson told CNN. The number of bear attacks in the prefecture was higher than usual this year after hitting a record last year, the ...

Kazuno City in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Akita opened social networking service (SNS) accounts for foreign visitors to Japan on June 29, 2023. The city government has produced a ...

YOKOTE, Akita -- A contest for unusual produce was held in this northern Japan city on Nov. 8, showcasing fruit and vegetables with rare traits such as a "human-legged daikon" and gigantic heads ...

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 ...

ODATE, Akita -- The Akita Inu Preservation Society, based in this northern Japan city, will introduce digital pedigree certificates in March to fight forgery, it has recently been announced.

Police officers enter the supermarket to capture the bear in Akita, Japan on December 1, 2024. ... The bear was later put down, an Akita City Hall spokesperson told CNN.

The bear wandered into the store in Akita City on Saturday and attacked a 47-year-old employee, ... Police officers enter the supermarket to capture the bear in Akita, Japan on December 1, 2024.