A rare photo of Hachiko in old age has emerged a century after the birth of the Japanese Akita ... years after his death. The dog is immortalized in a bronze statue that stands in front of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hachiko the Akita dog would meet his owner every day at Shibuya railway station in Tokyo, in the 1920s. Even after his master's death, he continued to make the journey, and a statue in Hachiko's ...

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