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Japanese Twitter’s definitive collection of “Wait, that’s not a cat!” moments【Photos】
- Krista Rogers
Aug 1, 2016 - Tweet
Cats: Tricking us hoomans since, well, forever.
Video of Japanese cat touching a cherry is a heart-melting example of adorable gentleness 【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 22, 2016
This should really be the keystone of any anger management course.
Add some feline appeal to your backside with moving clip-on cat tails 【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 21, 2016
When you walk with a tail, you walk with confidence.
- Cats, Cute, Games & Tech, USA
- (cats • cute • fashion • technology)
Kyoto University study finds that cats have interest in phsyics
- Master Blaster
Jun 20, 2016
As long as it’s with regards to Newton’s laws of motion and electromagnets, research shows curiosity does not kill the cat after all.
Japanese cat cafe shut down permanently by Tokyo government for animal welfare violations
- Oona McGee
Jun 20, 2016
The discovery of more than 60 cats in a cafe space of 30 square metres (323 square feet) has prompted the first shut-down of its kind in the country.
- Cats, Japan, News
- (animal welfare • animals • cat cafe • cats • Neko no Te • PETA • Tokyo)
Japanese photographer captures the lives of cats in Tokyo with beautiful results
- Oona McGee
Jun 19, 2016
It’s amazing to see what a cat can get up to in the city during the night and day.
- Cats, Cute, Japan
- (cats • cute • cute. cats • Instagram • Masayuki Oki • photography • photos • Tokyo)
This adorably hilarious Japanese kitty totally wants you to buy some skinny jeans 【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 18, 2016
Curiosity didn’t kill the cat. It just got him into the latest fashion trends.
Cat crashes through sliding paper door and right into the internet’s heart 【Pics】
- Scott Wilson
Jun 18, 2016
“Oh hi, you’re home early.”
- Cats, Cute, Japan
- (cats • cute • cute animals • funny • funny animal photos • funny animals • funny twitter post • pets)
Who needs a calendar of cat pictures when you can have a calendar made of cute nesting cats?
- Casey Baseel
Jun 17, 2016
These cute kitties have us thinking it’s already time for us to start penciling in our schedules for next year.
Latest set of cat-themed lingerie will turn your chest into a kitty who’s stunned by your beauty
- Casey Baseel
Jun 16, 2016
Nothing promotes confidence and excitement like magical angel cat intimate apparel.
- Cats, China, Cute, Internet, Japan, Lifestyle
- (beautiful women • bras • cats • cute • fashion • lingerie • Nonori)
Twitter artist unknowingly makes her home popular with neighborhood stray cats, cuteness ensues
- Jamie Koide
Jun 16, 2016
Hint: It isn’t her milkshake that’s bringing all the cats to the yard.
- Cats, Cute, Internet, Japan
- (animals • doujin artists • neko • Okome • Tatsunoshin Komejiru • twitter)
Treat your feline like royalty with fancy cardboard cat baths from Felissimo
- Oona McGee
Jun 15, 2016
Encourage kitty to step up its love for cardboard boxes with a new lineup of elegant bath designs.
Japanese cook uses sushi-making as inspiration for beautifully artistic bread loaves
- Oona McGee
Jun 14, 2016
The illustrated breads even include images that change colours halfway through the loaf.
- Anime & Manga, Cats, Cute, Food & Drink, Japan
- (anime • art • bread • cats • cute • cute characters • manga • Rilakkuma • Snoopy • Totoro)
Japanese cats show off a great way to beat Japan’s summer heat 【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 14, 2016
These are some literally cool cats.
Bring cute cats into your home with amazing new wall seals from Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 13, 2016
This is one clever workaround for animal-loving renters who aren’t allowed pets in their home.
- Cats, Cute, Japan
- (animals • cats • cute • cute. cats • dogs • home decor • pets • stickers • wall stickers)
【Monday Kickstart】Adorable kitten cosplays as Japanese swordsman from popular game Touken Ranbu
- Oona McGee
Jun 13, 2016
This cosplaying kitten and his adorable poses are all you need to get through Monday.
- Cats, Cute, Japan
- (anime • cats • cosplay • Cosplay costume • cosplayers • cute. cats • Monday Kickstart • samurai • Touken Ranbu • video games)
Japanese cat shows us quite possibly the worst way to start your day
- Casey Baseel
Jun 8, 2016
Just like some of us aren’t morning people, some felines just aren’t morning cats.
Why don’t black-and-white cats have light-coloured backs and black bellies?
- Oona McGee
Jun 8, 2016
Japanese Twitter alights over one of the great mysteries of the cat world.
- Anime & Manga, Cats, Entertainment, Japan
- (animals • cats • cell development • genetics • nature • science • twitter)
U.K. Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s cat charms and surprises Japan by Tweeting in Japanese
- Casey Baseel
Jun 7, 2016
Two months into his job, the feline Palmerston is already looking to expand his outreach to a global scale.
- Cats, Europe, Internet, Japan
- (animals • cats • funny • Japanese language • learning japanese • politics • U.K.)
Napping Japanese cats make an adorable argument for why kitties need tails 【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 7, 2016
If all you’ve got is arms and legs, you’re not maximizing your snuggling options.
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Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
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Video released of Pikachu’s real-world trip to space! [Video]
Shibuya goes hard on Halloween, announces countermeasures to prevent chaos on the streets
My Neighbor Totoro calendar for next year can be yours right now at Donguri Kyowakoku
Starbucks Japan releases new seasonal chilled cup tea latte with surprising accents in flavour
Tokyo government announces removal of all public phones from city’s Toei subway stations
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Starbucks Japan unveils new Halloween goods with secret glow-in-the-dark details
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Japan announces new permanent residency guidelines, foreigners must earn more than average Japanese person
Studio Ghibli’s Calcifer is ready to light up your home as a magical-looking candle lamp [Photos]
Japan’s first-ever conveyor-belt Sushi Bus announces Tokyo tour start date, reservations now open
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Toys R Us is leaving Japan after 35 years in the country
Foreign tourist numbers drop in Osaka, despite record-setting highs from U.S. and Korea
Osaka man arrested for running little pet shop of horrors with dangerous crocodile
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Japan announces new permanent residency guidelines, foreigners must earn more than average Japanese person
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
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New Gundam Base superstores coming soon in the U.S., with one opening this month
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Studio Ghibli releases new onigiri rice ball-shaped lunch bag for Kiki’s Delivery Service fans
Do Japan’s new single-minded convenience store bento show depressing poverty or satisfying focus?
How to watch Studio Ghibli’s new anime in Japan, with a special after-dark outdoor screening for Halloween
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
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Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa
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