Akita, Yamagata and Niigata prefectures are known for their bitterly cold winter weather, with very heavy snowfall. In the ...

The bear wandered into the store in Akita City on Saturday and attacked a 47-year-old employee, who sustained a minor head injury, police said. It was two more days before authorities were able to ...

AKITA--This northern “snow country” city ranked No. 1 in a survey of Japanese municipalities with 200,000 or more residents for its friendliness to elderly citizens. The 2022 ranking of ...

The Taiheigawa river, which flows through Akita City, overflowed in the city’s Hiromote district shortly after 11 a.m., prompting city authorities to issue an emergency safety alert to 9,060 ...

The incident began on the morning of Nov 30 when the bear wandered into the supermarket as about 20 employees of the supermarket in Akita city were preparing for the day’s operations ...

If you are planning to travel to Akita or any other city in Japan, this airport locator will be a very useful tool. This page gives complete information about the Akita Airport along with the airport ...

After the attack, the bear remained inside the supermarket, located in the center of Akita city in the northeastern Tokohu region of Japan. A minitruck carrying a bear which was trapped and killed ...

People in Akita Prefecture are enjoying a 4-meter high poinsettia “tower” in Katagami City. 1,000 locally-grown poinsettias ...

A bear that attacked a supermarket employee in the city of Akita on Saturday and remained inside the store over the weekend was captured in a box trap on Monday, police said. Authorities are now ...

This photo taken on Nov. 30, 2024, shows the supermarket in the northeastern city of Akita where a bear entered the previous day. (Kyodo) AKITA (Kyodo) -- A bear entered a supermarket and attacked ...

Vestas has received a 315 MW order for the Oga Katagami Akita Offshore Wind Project in Akita Prefecture, Japan. The project is being developed by Oga Katagami Akita Offshore Green Energy, a consortium ...