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

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

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Author/Contributor(s): Skabelund, Aaron
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Date: 03/15/2019
Binding: Paperback
Condition: NEW
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...