based in this northern Japan city, will introduce digital pedigree certificates in March to fight forgery, it has recently been announced. Trouble over forged pedigrees has arisen amid Akita dogs ...

Displayed next to cutesy and huggable stuffed Akita dogs, the juxtaposition was sublime ... It is part of the series "Lisa’s Wanderings Around Japan," which depicts various places across ...

Additionally, the Akita originated in Japan, while the German Shepherd originated ... As you can see, these dogs are very close in terms of their size, but the Akita grows larger overall.