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Cats have been an ever-present part of Japanese culture for hundreds of years: sometimes cherished as devoted protectors of Buddhist scriptures, other times feared as devious yokai (supernatural ...

Japan's obsessive love of cats isn’t anything new for the island nation of 127 million people—but with International Cat Day being celebrated today, August 8, there’s no better time to explore it. The ...

Cats are all the rage in Japan these days — bookstores are lined with dozens of photo books featuring cute little felines, and they’re popular online as well. The furry things are also gaining ground ...

NAGASAKI, Japan (AP) — In Japan, bobtail cats are considered good luck and Nagasaki is the place to find them. They are known as “omagari neko (bent-tail cats)” or “kagi neko (hook cats)” and have ...

OGAKI, Japan (Reuters) – A Japanese civic group teamed up with a railway operator on Sunday to let some 30 cats roam on a local train at an event, hoping it will raise awareness of the culling of ...

In the age of the Internet, it's clear that cats don't fail to capture our attention and dominate our social media feeds. But long before they starred in viral videos and inspired memes, cats were ...

A big part of the appeal of working from home is that even if you’re still working for somebody else, you get much more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It probably comes as no surprise, then, that there's a treasure trove of great Japanese names you can give your lovable little 猫 ...

Cats are beloved in Japan, as they have been for thousands of years. From old mythological tales of feline yokai like the smart shape-shifting bakeneko to the Hello Kitties and lucky maneki-nekos of ...