In Tokyo’s Shibuya district, people often gather near a statue of a dog. It honors Hachiko, a dog who waited for his owner ...

Hachikō, standing in front of Shibuya Station, is the most famous dog statue in Japan—perhaps in the world. But Japan is home to many other monuments to humankind’s canine companions. Come ...

The statue of Hachikō outside Shibuya Station in Tokyo remembers Japan’s most famous dog, renowned for his exceptional loyalty in waiting faithfully for his dead master to return for almost a ...

Bobby was a Skye Terrier, a Scottish dog breed. He lived in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the 19th century with his owner, a gardener-turned-night-watchman, John Gray. Bobby would accompany John on his ...

The book concludes with a list of 50 famous dog names. Here, T&C excerpts a smaller curation of ten pups, ... He became famous in Japan, and a statue was erected in his honor in Tokyo.

TOKYO -- Previously unreleased photos of Shibuya's iconic loyal dog Hachiko, immortalized in the ward's tourist-drawing statue, are currently on displ ...

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, T･･･ ...