The statue was first erected in 1934 before being recycled for the war effort during World War Two. Japanese schoolchildren are taught the story of Chuken Hachiko - or loyal dog Hachiko - as an ...

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 ...

Not only will there be no special events (and the year-round Shibuya public drinking ban still in place), the statue of faithful dog Hachiko, the most famous landmark and meeting place in the district ...

BANGKOK: Thai social networkers felt emotional for a stray dog found waiting in front of a 7-Eleven shop in Korat downtown ...

The story has reminded the Internet of Hachiko, the Japanese dog, who waited at a train station daily for nearly ten years after his owner's death. The incident occurred when a 59-year-old man was ...

Tokyo's Shibuya Ward has decided not to hold a year-end countdown event around its major train station for the fifth straight ...