Fresh Eyes on Japan

Faithful Dogs, True Friends (1x5)

Air date: Feb 17, 2019

The story of a faithful Akita-inu "Hachi" is well-known in Japan. While in Russia, there is a similar story called "White Bim Black Ear." Russian reporter Anastasia Monakova got interested in the similarity of the 2 stories and she visited Odate City, the hometown of Akita-inu. People still remember that President Putin and a gold medal figure skater Alina Zagitova were presented with them. In the program, she visited a place where visitors can meet Akita-inu. Finally, she visited one of their breeders.