Women in their first year of marriage dress in elaborate bridal kimono to visit a shrine dedicated to matchmaking and ...

Apple farmer Satomi Ito, 66, holds his hunting rifle as he poses for a photograph in the woods next to a site where his neighbour was mauled by a wild bear last year, in Kitaakita, Akita prefecture, ...

More than 20 percent of the population will be aged 75 or older in 46 of the nation’s 47 prefectures in 2050, highlighting ...

Amid an alarming rise in bear-related injuries across Akita Prefecture, Governor Kenta Suzuki will ask Self-Defense Forces support for bear control efforts, citing an escalating crisis out of control.

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Officials in Japan said they'll pay hunters for every bear they capture, in response to a surge in ...

Spooky! My Yokai Vacation will release in Japanese theatres on July 31, 2026, taking the Nohara family on a supernatural ...

Officials in Odate, Akita Prefecture, have appointed two Akita dog siblings as directors of Odate-Noshiro Airport to raise awareness of this iconic dog breed. Ishida Kensuke, mayor of Odate and ...

AKITA, Japan (Reuters) - On a recent weekday morning, a group of men in their 70s and 80s gathered for baseball practice just down the road from a junior high school where students were arriving to ...

AKITA, Japan (Reuters) - On a recent weekday morning, a group of men in their 70s and 80s gathered for baseball practice just down the road from a junior high school where students were arriving to ...