Raisa Abe News Today

TOKYO (AFP) – In the hurly-burly outside one of Tokyo’s main train stations stands a statue of a dog whose true story of loyalty has made him a beloved mascot for generations. Hachiko, whose birth centenary is this week, belonged to university professor Hidesaburo Ueno. The faithful hound would wait at Shibuya station for his […]

In the hurly-burly outside one of Tokyo's main train stations stands a statue of a dog whose true story of loyalty has made him a beloved mascot for generations.Ueno died unexpectedly in 1925, but Hachiko continued to come to the train station to wait forlornly for Ueno for nearly 10 years until passing away in March 1935.

Hachiko aka Hachi, the goodest of good boys completed a century today. He belonged ​ to university professor Hidesaburo Ueno. The faithful hound would wait at Shibuya station for his master to come home every day.

TOKYO (AFP) – In the hurly-burly outside one of Tokyo’s main train stations stands a statue of a dog whose true story of loyalty has made him a beloved mascot for generations. Hachiko, whose birth centenary is this week, belonged to university professor Hidesaburo Ueno. The faithful hound would wait at Shibuya station for his […]

In the hurly-burly outside one of Tokyo's main train stations stands a statue of a dog whose true story of loyalty has made him a beloved mascot for

The faithful hound belonged to university professor Hidesaburo Ueno

In the hurly-burly outside one of Tokyos main train stations stands a statue of a dog whose true story of loyalty has made him a beloved mascot for generations.

Hachiko waited each day for 10 years at the same train station for its master, who had already died. Read more at straitstimes.com.