The image was provided by a reader of The Asahi Shimbun who lives in Tokyo. Hachiko was born in 1923. He used to wait for his master’s return at JR Shibuya Station in Tokyo every day for nearly ...

ODATE, Akita Prefecture--Hachiko, the loyal Akita Inu dog that waited for his master’s return at Shibuya Station in Tokyo every day for years after his death, has returned to his hometown here ...