March 8, 1935: Death of Hachiko. Hachiko was an Akito dog adopted by a professor at the University of Tokyo,...

March 8, 1935: Death of Hachiko. Hachiko was an Akito dog adopted by a professor at the University of Tokyo, who became a symbol for steadfast loyalty when he continued to wait for his master at the train station every day -- for 9 years after the professor's death. Articles about the remarkable loyalty of the animal helped to repopularize the breed, which had dwindled to only 30 purebreds in Japan. His story is primarily known to Westerners through the 2009 Richard Gere movie,

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