Yuri: A Right Royal Rescue Dog

Then Crown Prince Naruhito and family visit the Imperial Stock Farm in May 2009. (© Jiji)

At the IHA staff culture and art festival, Princess Aiko presented calligraphy (2008) with the kanji for “dog” (犬) and a miniature market stall (2013). (© Jiji)

A group photo marking Crown Princess Masako’s birthday in December 2009. (Courtesy Imperial Household Agency; © Reuters)

A group photo marking Crown Prince Naruhito’s birthday in February 2012. (Courtesy Imperial Household Agency; © Reuters)

A group photo for Crown Prince Naruhito’s birthday in February 2015. (Courtesy Imperial Household Agency; © Reuters)

A photo with Yuri for Princess Aiko’s nineteenth birthday in December 2020. (Courtesy Imperial Household Agency; © Reuters)

Princess Aiko in November 2021, shortly before her twentieth birthday, once again with Yuri. (Courtesy Imperial Household Agency; © Reuters)