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After training under a master sake brewer in Akita, Inagawa launched SummerFall, a high-acid, citrusy, session sake made with California Calrose rice, white koji and local wine yeast.
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Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
The attack came amid several bear sightings in the neighborhood, located near the center of Akita city.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
But Akita isn’t down for the count and emerges to deliver a galvanizing interview when a TV reporter comes knocking.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Alisha Vianello, Gateway Pet Guardian's executive director, tells PEOPLE.
Footage from Ding Dong's rescue shows the dog, estimated to be a young adult Akita mix, sniffing around the porch of a home and activating the house's doorbell.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Sightings, however, have reached record levels, prompting extended caution alerts in many areas, including Akita.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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.
—Junko Ogura, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
The bear, which measured about 3 feet in length, was caught by authorities at the store in the Akita prefecture on the morning of Monday, Dec. 2, after a box trap sensor was triggered, according to Kyodo News.
—David Chiu, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Hachi, Hachikō Monogatari/Hachi: A Dog’s Tale That one episode of Futurama borrowed its devastating power from the true story of an Akita who spent nine patient years waiting at a subway station for the return of its master who had already passed away.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2024
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Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
The attack came amid several bear sightings in the neighborhood, located near the center of Akita city.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
But Akita isn’t down for the count and emerges to deliver a galvanizing interview when a TV reporter comes knocking.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Alisha Vianello, Gateway Pet Guardian's executive director, tells PEOPLE.
Footage from Ding Dong's rescue shows the dog, estimated to be a young adult Akita mix, sniffing around the porch of a home and activating the house's doorbell.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Sightings, however, have reached record levels, prompting extended caution alerts in many areas, including Akita.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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.
—Junko Ogura, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
The bear, which measured about 3 feet in length, was caught by authorities at the store in the Akita prefecture on the morning of Monday, Dec. 2, after a box trap sensor was triggered, according to Kyodo News.
—David Chiu, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Hachi, Hachikō Monogatari/Hachi: A Dog’s Tale That one episode of Futurama borrowed its devastating power from the true story of an Akita who spent nine patient years waiting at a subway station for the return of its master who had already passed away.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2024
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“Akita.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Akita. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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Akita
geographical name
Aki·ta
ä-ˈkē-tä 
ˈä-kē-ˌtä
city and port on the Sea of Japan in northern Honshu, Japan population 317,625
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