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AJIGASAWA, Aomori Prefecture--A statue of a dog that grabbed the hearts of many in Japan for its "busa-kawa" (ugly-cute) looks was unveiled here on Nov. 8 before dozens of eagerly waiting fans.

"We didn't think we would find another dog like last year's winner, Peggy," said Matt Dahan, head judge and founder of the competition. "But Muppet manages to be both cute and ugly all at the same ...

He said: “We didn’t think we would find another dog like last year's winner Peggy, but Muppet manages to be both cute and ugly all at the same time and we think he has the same star quality.