YOKOTE, Akita Prefecture--A museum here boasting the largest collection of manga manuscripts has eclipsed its goal of drawing 120,000 visitors a year just seven months after opening following a ...

ODATE, Akita Prefecture--Hachiko, the loyal Akita Inu dog that waited for his master ... is set up near the entrance to the in-house museum at the visitor’s center. A 10-minute video about ...