Popular Dog Breed in Japan
Mar 05,2010
I found a list of top 10 popular dogs in Japan.
Popular dog breeds in Japan changes every couple years.
In my opinion, the trends are mostly influenced by dogs appearing T.V. commercials.

To be honest, I am not really a dog-person myself.
Probably because I was grown up always having a cat in my house and never
got the chance to fall in love with dogs. But I really wish that my cat would
react to me like how dogs love their bosses because my cat completely ignores me.
Okay so here is the list...
I wonder what breeds are popular in other countries.

1: Poodle, Toy Poodle (Germany, France)
2: Chihuahua (Mexico)
3: Dachshund (Germany)
4: Miniature Dachshund (Germany)
5: Pomeranian (Germany, Poland)
6: Papillon (Spain, Belgium, France)
7: Shih Tzu (China)
8: French Bulldog (England)
9: Shiba Inu (Japan)
10: Miniature Schnauzer (Germany)

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Wow tea cup poodles are so cute. They'll make anyone's heart melt in a flash.



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I have a Shiba Inu. They're so cute and fiesty. I was hoping the Shiba would be in the top 10. yea!
by Miyu : Mar 05,2010
Hi Miyu

I know shiba inu is my favorite too.
Sometimes I see chubby shiba inus and they are soo cute...
It's strange that dogs actually kind of look like the people in that country.
Or is that just a mind thing..?
by Manababy : Mar 06,2010
So, Shiba Inu is the most popular dog in Japan, Mana? Rightly, some of my favorites singers appear with such puppy on their photobooks like Aya Hirano or Risako. Nice dogs but they have lots of hair!!

In my country there is plenty of variety, nothing special... and my only pet is a humble turtle.
by Ken007 : Mar 08,2010
Japan likes their things/pets cute, so all the dogs are small dogs. My faves are pomeranians and poodles. But yeah, my impression is that Japan loves cats more. I wonder why? Maybe the Japanese are so busy that they don't have time to take them out regularly for a walk?

There are so many famous Japanese cats on Youtube, like Maru, Yukke and Reo & Rara etc. They are all so cute.
by bobby : Mar 09,2010
It is off topic, but Mana, could you explain what it means for the releases that now have the note "*microSD music and movies are currently compatible only with cellular phones sold in Japan with the capability to play them back. "?
by anne : Mar 10,2010
Anne>
We are very sorry for the micro SD notice. That was just an error. It was supopsed to be shown only on the Micro SD page but it was placed on every single page. Please disregard that notice.
by Manababy : Mar 11,2010