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Japanese pet insurance company iPet Insurance recently conducted a client survey to determine the top 10 most popular dog names for 2024 - at least, the most popular ones among their canine ...
Statues of Taro and Jiro in Nagoya. The dogs' survival was a national news story at the time. Jiro continued working as a sled dog in Antarctica and died there in 1960; his remains were stuffed and moved to the National Science Museum of Japan, the same museum where Hachiko is displayed.
The term shippei (竹篦) denotes a "bamboo staff" in Zen Buddhism, [8] and is connected with the expression shippegaeshi meaning "repercussion" or "backlash". [9]However, it has been asserted that the name Shippeitarō―was originally unconnected with religious implement―and was a corruption of Shippūtarō (疾風太郎), [10] meaning "swift wind Tarō", which as a matter of commonplace ...
The Okuri-inu (送り犬) (literally, 'escorting dog') is a kind of yōkai.There are stories of the okuri-inu from the Tōhoku region to Kyushu, but depending on the area it can be a wolf not a dog, and there are numerous differences in its behaviour.
Amber emerged as a new favorite among dog names, reflecting a whopping growth of 184% since 2023. Other honorable mentions include Meeko (160%) and Sweetie (143%).
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This list includes names inspired by your favorite Christmas movies (like Rudolph or Elsa), names inspired by classic Christmas foods and flavors (like Gumdrop or Cinnamon), and more. If these ...
The Kishu Ken (紀州犬, Kishū-Ken), sometimes called Kishu Inu or Kishu dog, is a Japanese breed of dog. It is descended from ancient medium-sized breeds and named after the Kishu region, now Mie Prefecture and Wakayama Prefecture. It was designated a living national monument of Japan in 1934. [1]