On Fri, 04 May 2001, Gudrun Heinrichmeyer wrote:
> I vote for a modern friendly symbol clearly associated with japan, the anim> character.


How about Hachiko? Not only does nearly every Japanese know the story of
Hachiko, but so do alot of non-Japanese. An Akita is the perfect embodiment of
Ruby: Strong, but graceful. And, there would be a continual reminder of Ruby at
Shinjuku Eki.