05/23/2008THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
Ichiro Ozawa is in the dog house again.
The leader of the opposition Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan), an avid dog lover, acquired two puppies at his home in Tokyo in March, an aide has revealed.
The Shiba dogs are called Kuro and Chai. "They're cute and always waiting for me to come home," Ozawa was quoted as saying.
His previous dog, Chibi, also a Shiba, died last October after 18 years in the Ozawa household.
In 2006, Ozawa posed with a different dog (shown in photo)--that looked like Chibi--in a television commercial for his party. It was soon after he assumed the party leadership.
(IHT/Asahi: May 23,2008)
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