“Globally, she may be even more famous than Hachiko,” said Yoshifumi Nishiyama, a 34-year-old analyst at SBI VC Trade Co. “I think she is a dog that will be included in Japanese folklore 100 ...

Rome, Seattle and other cities outside Japan are famous for being dog-friendly. “But we have no rivals elsewhere in Japan, which means we are in a genuine blue ocean market,” a Yokohama ...