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In today’s topsy-turvy meme economy, beloved characters rise and fall rapidly, victims of their own popularity. But the best, strongest memes evolve and survive. In 2013, a lovable Shiba Inu dog, ...

“I posted Doge for the first time,” John Monarch mentions casually, just minutes after I sit at his table upon sneaking into the Tokyo hotel’s breakfast buffet. Excuse me? Yes, apparently I was ...

Kabosu, the Japanese dog behind the popular ‘Doge’ memes passed away last Thursday after succumbing to leukemia and liver disease. Estimated to be 18 years old, the iconic Shiba Inu was adopted by ...

Much sad: Kabosu, the real-life Shiba Inu that was the basis for the popular “doge” internet meme — and became the face of the logo of the Dogecoin cryptocurrency — died Friday at her home in Japan.