Aomori Prefecture--A long-haired Akita Inu dog renowned for its "busa-kawa" (ugly-cute) looks is to be immortalized in bronze in his hometown here, just like the world-renowned "Hachiko" statue in ...

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 ...

A statue of the dog character Gyoza-ken Jubee, dressed in a gyoza dumpling costume, was unveiled at JR Utsunomiya Station in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, on April 1. Gyoza is a ...