Japanese hare Japanese hare The Japanese hare ("Lepus brachyurus") is a species of hare native to Japan. Coenraad Jacob Temminck described the Japanese hare in 1845. The species name is derived from the Ancient Greek "brachys" "short" and "ouros" "tail". The four subspecies of this hare are: The Japanese hare is reddish-brown, with a body length that ranges from , and a body weight of . Its tail grows to lengths of . Its front legs can be from long and the back legs from long. The ears grow to be long, and the tail long. In areas of northern Japan, the
Year Hare Affair webcomic, was released on iOS and Android on July 15, 2015. The player controls one of three factions: Hare, Bald Eagle and Bear. The comic expresses the modern history of China and its international relations in a fun way. It has sparked patriotism in China's younger generations. Hare (Chinese: 我兔. "lit. We the rabbit") is now used as positive Internet slang referring to China. Creators of an anti-"Year Hare Affair" Facebook community page believe this comic is a sign of rising of Chinese chauvinism and Sinocentrism, thus mocking the titular "That Rabbit" by calling him "Nazi Rabbit" caused by the