The story of Hachikō, the dog who waited outside Shibuya Station in Tokyo for his master to return even after he had died, tugs the heartstrings of people worldwide. A statue of the faithful hound ...

Hachikō, an Akita dog that lived in Japan from 1923 to 1935, turns 100 years old on Friday. Hachikō was then passed around to different families outside Shibuya before he eventually ended up with Ueno ...

Students will define loyalty, using an example from Japanese culture and explaining how loyalty contributes to a good community. Students will practice retelling a story in both written and oral ...

An agricultural scientist at Tokyo’s Imperial University, Hidesaburō Ueno (1872–1925) might have been quickly forgotten after his death, from a cerebral haemorrhage during a lecture, 100 years ago ...