In 1976 Rueshaw (IMP JAP) was one of two of the very first Wagyu bulls ever to leave Japan. A full blood Akaushi bull. Rueshaw was the Japanese Red National Champion Bull in 1975. He originated from the Kumamoto Region which is the heart of the Japanese Akaushi breeding capital. Rueshaw (IMP JAP) was a bull imported before his time. He possessed a valuable outcross of blood in his genetic make up that is vital to the Akaushi stud breeders.