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CATS

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Dec 21, 2016
Merman with an 'M': a red tabbie in need of a home
Red tabbies are often very fun-loving, and 7-year-old Merman is no exception.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Dec 14, 2016
Only you: a cat named Koten
The beautiful Koten, only a year and a half old, has been described as a 'great mix of independent and affectionate.'
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Dec 4, 2016
Are you listening?: a cat named Nisshi
Nisshi lives in the Osaka shelter but he would love to find a family in time for Christmas.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 23, 2016
Campaign targets Japan's stray cat problem
Dogs are a man's best friend, and for many, cats are, too.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Oct 30, 2016
Role model: black beauty Aoi becomes the Cooks' cat
Aoi, a cat first featured in this column in March, has now found a home in Yokohama with Norm and Sumiko Cook and their other cat, Cheetah.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Oct 23, 2016
Safe with you: a tabby cat named Utsumu
A beautiful orange and white tabby, this young lady is a rare mix of sensitivity and savvy.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Oct 9, 2016
Come hither: a cat named Sync
Sync is all cat, classic cat, the kind with that come-hither look about her that you'd best not heed unless you know it's what she really wants.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Oct 3, 2016
Higashiyama Zoo denizens have to settle for food substitutions
The Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Chikusa Ward, Nagoya, has the largest number of giant anteaters. But few know the anteaters rarely get to eat their favorite dish.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Sep 18, 2016
Why not me?: Komatsu the cat is still waiting for a home
Past the kitten-cute age, a bit shy and without the best sense of timing, Komatsu 'never quite learned that it's the outgoing cats that get adopted.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2016
Cats take over second installment of biannual Gift Show
The focus of this year's Tokyo International Gift Show is an animal that has become a purring and recurring issue in the news recently: cats.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Sep 7, 2016
Crowd-pleaser: a cat named Parco
Parco is the epitome of chill, with a relaxing laid-back attitude that is downright fetching.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Sep 3, 2016
The cat's meow of creature comforts
This month, On: Design lets the cat out of the bag about The Japan Times' love of pets by allowing Chibi-chan, my adopted stray, to review a few products that she claims may persuade her to become a house pet.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Aug 14, 2016
Into the mystic: a cat named Miko
The mystery is how this beauty, who came to ARK a full six months ago, can still be sitting in the shelter without a home of her own.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jul 29, 2016
'Kidnap Tour'; 'Takeshi's How to Look at Japan'; Y! Mobile
Now that school is out summer is officially here, and NHK celebrates with a dramatization of Mitsuyo Tsunoda's novel, "Kidnap Tour" (NHK-G, Tues., 7:30 p.m.).
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 27, 2016
Osaka cat lover's paradise seeks to find homes for rescued strays
A cat lover's paradise has opened in Osaka's Shinsaibashi commercial district, housing cat-themed shops and cafes as well as a space for visitors to interact with rescued strays in the hope they will be adopted.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jul 10, 2016
Cool Cuke: a handsome cat named Cucumber
Life has given Cucumber a bit of a runaround. He lost his home to a fire when he was just a year old. He found a new home but was then bullied by the bigger resident cat.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 22, 2016
Andy Blankenbeuhler on directing and choreographing 'Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat'
What were the particular challenges of reworking "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"? From the very start it was decided we would not be using a children's choir. Often times the show is told to young children on stage, and that device becomes the window into the piece. It took me a little...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 19, 2016
Cruisin': a cat named Bateau
Two-year-old Bateau is a classic — free-spirited, charming, with the grace and agility of one of the big cats.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 5, 2016
Where the heart is: a cat named Pu'er
Though her eyes are a brilliant jade green, Pu'er's personality is like that of the sweet girl next door.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
May 15, 2016
Sibling sweethearts: strangely named cats Surfing and Canoe
Brother Surfing and sister Canoe are absolutely in love with each other and so happy together that it would be cruel to separate them.
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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