Akita Advocates…in one of our play yards when [the] dog attacked her. She was taken to the hospital with critical injuries, and has since passed away.” • Want to keep up with the latest ...

The long-haired Akita dog named Wasao died in June last year at the presumed age of 13. The bronze statue was set up in this coastal town where its keeper, Setsuko Kikuya, came across the stray ...