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 ...

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 ...

YUZAWA, Japan, April 07, 2025--Yuzawa Royal Hotel and AKITA Geo Tour Co., Ltd. have begun accepting reservations for their two days-one night tour package of Akita, in the Snow Country (January to ...

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 ...

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 -- 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.

A man died on Friday after a wind turbine blade fell at a park in the city of Akita. A passerby made an emergency call at around 10:15 a.m., saying a blade broke off of a wind turbine at Araya ...

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.