MASUDA, Shimane Prefecture All 600,000 or so Shiba Inu dogs in the world today are descended from a single pedigree hound called Ishi that was born here in 1930, research shows.
MASUDA, Shimane Prefecture There s a new hound on the scene with a story that could rival that of the legendary Hachiko, the dog immortalized by a bronze statue in Tokyo s Shibuya district.