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CATS

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
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.
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.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
May 9, 2016
Tokyo cat cafe ordered to suspend business
A Tokyo government has a cat cafe in Sumida Ward a 30-day business suspension due to improper management of the animals and poor hygiene.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
May 1, 2016
Once-shy rescued cat Hana is home and owning it, 'lock, stock and barrel'
Hana, who was first featured here in March 2015, has found a home in Tokyo with Keiki Yamanoi and Canadian native Suzanne Jensen.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 24, 2016
Princess in our midst: a cat named Sonia
The regal Sonia is believed to be largely Abyssinian. Sonia turns 6 this year and came to ARK last month due to her owner's illness.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Apr 18, 2016
Shima pet sector jumps on summit bandwagon with pet-related services
The pet industry is the latest sector to take advantage of growing interest in the city of Shima, Mie Prefecture, ahead of next month's Group of Seven summit.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Mar 27, 2016
Let's play!: A black-and-white bobtail named Lemon
Inquisitive, healthy, friendly and lots of fun, Lemon is the perfect cat for people who prefer a cat that's, well, quite a bit like a dog!
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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