DOG MAN comes to Japan

By Martha | Published: April 29, 2011
   Just arrived in the mail from Japan:  copies of Dog Man, translated into Japanese and published by Odyssey, a small family-run press in the north of Japan.  I am so happy to see this amazing life story – which the Sawataishis were courageous to share so honestly with me  – making a way back to its home country.  At such a difficult [...]
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Remembering Morie Sawataishi

By Martha | Published: October 4, 2010
This is the time of year to remember Morie Sawataishi, the man who saved the Akita dog from extinction. The anniversary of his death, October 22, is less than three weeks away.  Morie did more than just devote his life to rescuing and restoring the Akita dog in Japan after World War II.  He devoted [...]
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HACHIKO: A DOG’S TALE

By Martha | Published: November 3, 2009
Hachiko: A Dog’s Tale is coming to movie theaters on December 18, 2009. For those who aren’t familiar with the story,  Hachiko was an Akita puppy who was owned by a Tokyo University professor in the early 1920s. A special bond formed between them, the sort of bond that Akita dogs are known for. Each morning, the [...]
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