Hachiko was born in November 1923 in the city of Odate in Akita prefecture, the original home of Akitas. A large-sized Japanese dog, the Akita is one of the country's oldest and most popular breeds.

Ghost the Akita survived neglect, starvation, and a gunshot wound. Now healed, this resilient dog is searching for a loving ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken one of his dogs, a female Akita named Yume, to an interview with Japanese journalists in the Kremlin. “I was told that you wanted to see my dog ...