The original statue was erected in 1934 in honor of Hachiko, the Akita Inu dog that was said to have waited patiently at Shibuya Station for years for his deceased owner to return.

The story of this dog’s loyalty gained national fame in Japan after a former student of Professor Ueno published several newspaper articles about Hachi. In Hachi’s honor, Japanese people donated funds ...

“Hachi has a strong name recognition also in the United States,” Itoh said, adding that there are two bronze statues of the dog in the country. The foreword for the book was provided by ...

TOKYO: A photo has been found of Hachiko, the famous Akita dog whose statue sits in front of Shibuya Station, raising his paw for a human. An expert says this is “the only material showing that ...