A new service called “Cats Unlimited” will suspend operations after accusations that it amounts to a “cat subscription”, its company said.
It’s not often you see a subway station dedicated to dancing cat spirits – but that’s exactly what you’ll find at Yokohama’s Odoriba Station.
A new Japan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals campaign seeks to end the rising ride of animal abandonment in the country.
The population of cats on the island of Imajima plummets – and authorities suspect foul play.
Japan’s cat islands may seem adorable, but the country’s cat epidemic threatens human health. Writer Alyssa Pearl Fusek discusses Japan’s belated response to its cat-astrophe.
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