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Aaron Herald Skabelund

    Empire of Dogs
    • Empire of Dogs

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      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...

      Empire of Dogs