Japan has an idol and it is not a manga artist or a sumo wrestler. He is Hachiko, a robust dog of the native Akita breed, one of the oldest and most popular, which due to his loyalty has gone down in the annals of Japanese history.
Its owner, Hidesaburo Ueno, was an agronomist who taught at the University of Tokyo. The dog accompanied him to the station every morning and waited for him there at the end of the day. Ueno died, but Hachiko continued to wait for her arrival daily for ten years.
In tribute to his perseverance, a statue was inaugurated. Hachiko himself attended.
Their loyalty was compared to the doctrine of bushido, which established a strong bond between the samurai warrior and the lord he served. It symbolized, therefore, the obedience of the Japanese people to their emperor. Wow, what a dog!