I am so ashamed and sad for the practice in Japan. I am Japanese and I am very aware of the fad and trend in Japan. It is amazing how people just buy puppies just because it is a "trend" that season.
I am not a typical Japanese so I don't really follow trend especially comes to puppy. I am a yorkie lover and I prefer yorkie over any other breed.
Despite of all the challenges with yorkies (like stubbornness, hard to train, and so on), I love those character. They may be stubborn but it is sign of their intelligence. They have their own thoughts. (Scary!!)
I wish there is something I can do to help educate people in Japan......