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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 30, 2017
Dreams come true: Cats Dyna and Kohnan find a home in Saitama
Dyna and Kohnan, first featured here in January, have now found a home together.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2017
Japanese woman died from tick-borne illness after cat bite, health ministry says
A woman in western Japan died from a tick-borne disease last year after being bitten by a stray cat, the health ministry said. The case is believed to be the world's first human infection of the illness without a direct bite from a tick.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 16, 2017
A tasteful choice: a cat named Toro
Toro can be both charming and aloof, a very fetching feline when she switches on her beguiling ways, and then cool and a bit distant when she's not in the mood.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 5, 2017
Mark of distinction: a cat named Totem
Totem has grown into a beautiful healthy, young cat who absolutely adores people.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 18, 2017
Angels in our midst: a cat named Mizukiri
Mizukiri owes his life to one of those rare gems among us who refuse to turn a blind eye when they encounter a creature in need.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 7, 2017
What you got cookin'?: a cat named Chijimi
This green-eyed beauty, with a thick mane of fur, looks like a gray lion, and he's even more beautiful when you see him in the flesh.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
May 21, 2017
One that didn't get away: Cat Bateau finds a home with Aussies in Tokyo
It was 'love at first sight,' says Liz Shek-Noble of when she saw Bateau featured in The Japan Times last June.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
May 14, 2017
Born this way: a cat named Chapuche
Chapuche is a doll of a cat and likes nothing more than to roll over and have you give her a belly rub, but she's got a little mean look that keeps some people away.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 23, 2017
Bright sunshiny day: a cat named Noma
Noma loves people and food, and she is ready to bring a whole lot of sunshine into someone's days.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 12, 2017
The young comics of 'Laughing Lucky Cats' learn that in comedy, timing is everything
The struggles of comics, be they up-and-coming or down-and-out, is a popular theme in Japanese film and television. A recent example of this was "Hibana," a 10-part original Netflix drama about the decade-long career arc of a manzai (comic duo) act.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / YEN FOR LIVING
Apr 8, 2017
'Nekonomics' does its bit to keep Japan's economy purring
In our last column we talked about the economic effectiveness (keizai kōka) of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Keizai kōka is often used as an indication of how much money a given scheme or phenomenon adds to a particular economy. As we pointed out, the number only takes into consideration the positive effects...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 5, 2017
Fab — and then some: a kitten named Nakamun
Nakamun, now 10 months old, is back and ready to be scooped up by one very lucky person, even a first-time owner.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Mar 19, 2017
'Take me in,' she said: a cat named Futen
Normally, cats and dogs are brought to ARK or are rescued by the group. Futen, however, suddenly appeared on the doorstep of an ARK staff member and asked to be let in.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Mar 5, 2017
Spick and span: Cats find a home in Kyoto — and keep it clean
Kinomi and Konoha were featured here in 2015. Since then, the two have been lucky enough to find a home in Kyoto.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Feb 26, 2017
Devilish duo: an inseparable pair of cats named Kaisei and Muniko
Kaisei and Muniko, both about 7 months old, came to ARK separately but are now pretty much joined at the hip.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Feb 11, 2017
Kohama's legacy certain to live on
Mototaka Kohama leaves behind a trail of memories with those who knew him well or casually crossed paths with him during his decades-long involvement in basketball.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Feb 1, 2017
Wild thing: a tabby cat named Raming
No cream-puff pussycat here, Raming is a cat for the true cat lover, a lover of passion, a lover of the hunt.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 24, 2017
Toray gets OK to make, sell kidney drug amid feline 'nekonomics' boom
Toray Industries Inc. said it will sell medicine to treat chronic kidney disease in cats as the popularity of feline pets grows in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2017
Wakayama railway celebrates 10th anniversary of savior feline 'stationmaster'
A railway in Wakayama held an event to commemorate the 10th anniversary of a cat's appointment as "stationmaster," drawing more than 100 fans of the iconic mascot despite its death over a year ago.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Dec 25, 2016
Days of laughter: Cat Parco finds a family
Parco, first featured here in September, has found a home in Tokyo with Osamu Ando and his wife, Kanae.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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