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Empire of Dogs: Canines, Japan, and the Making of the Modern Imperial World

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In 1924, Professor Ueno Eizaburo of Tokyo Imperial University adopted an Akita puppy he named Hachiko. Each evening Hachiko greeted Ueno on his return to Shibuya Station. In May 1925 Ueno died while giving a lecture. Every day for over nine years the Akita waited at Shibuya Station, eventually becoming nationally and even internationally famous...

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Empire of Dogs: Canines, Japan, and the Making of the Modern Imperial World 2019, Cornell University Press, Ithaca

ISBN-13: 9781501735882

Trade paperback

Empire of Dogs: Canines, Japan, and the Making of the Modern Imperial World 2011, Cornell University Press, Ithaca

ISBN-13: 9780801450259

Hardcover