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Popular Japanese Instagram cat inspires a stylish shoe collection

• Oona McGee
  Sep 13, 2016
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Some cats are cute enough to be models, while others are so beloved they get to have their very own shoe collection.

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Social media users in Japan gripped by the mysterious case of the frog-shaped hole in concrete

• Oona McGee
  Sep 13, 2016

Japanese Twitter users weigh in with their thoughts on the bizarre print and the fate of the frog who made it.

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Cute cat beats the Japanese summer heat by chilling out in a watermelon

• Oona McGee
  Sep 9, 2016

The summer sounds and the relaxed kitty make this one of the most calming clips we’ve ever seen!

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Japanese arcade restroom asks customers to declare loyalty for dogs or cats in toilet paper poll

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 9, 2016

Meanwhile, another restroom asks about a dirtier affiliation.

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Japanese kitten has adorable reason for not heading into his tissue box fort 【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 8, 2016

Simple but intriguing plaything is hard to resist, and that’s exactly why he’s standing outside.

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Japanese cook creates adorable meal of “cats” feasting on fish!

• Oona McGee
  Sep 8, 2016

People in Japan are going crazy for this dish and the best thing about it is you can make it at home too!

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Cute cat discovers bathtub for first time, eventually learns how to jump out after falling in

• Oona McGee
  Sep 6, 2016

Nobody can hold in their laughter after watching this adorable little kitten’s jump fail from Japan!

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Cute Shiba Inu trio has Internet in stitches over classic stakeout routine

• Oona McGee
  Sep 6, 2016

These canine siblings are showing their hilarious sense of humour in a number of adorable scenarios!

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Beckoning cat fortunes lure a kitten into their box at cat temple in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Sep 4, 2016

See what the future holds for this curious kitten who decided to dip into a box of cat-adorned fortune-telling charms.

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Japan’s favourite sleeping cat is back and this time he’s found a new surprising place to snooze

• Oona McGee
  Sep 3, 2016

The cute kitten who sleeps on his back like a human with a smile on his face doesn’t even move when he’s touched!

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Japan’s Cat Street View is back with another virtual meet-and-greet with beautiful town’s kitties

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 3, 2016

Part navigation tool, part feline photo safari, and entirely adorable.

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• (animals • cats • cute • Hiroshima • maps • pets • Street View • travel)

Adorable bunny pouches from Japan look like real, live rabbits!

• Oona McGee
  Sep 2, 2016

Whether you use them as a pouch or a makeup case, now you can carry a sweet little rabbit around with you wherever you go!

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Kyoto Aquarium teaches us something we never knew about seals: They’re almost perfect circles!

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 1, 2016

At least from one angle, anyway.

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• (animals • aquariums • cute • funny • seals)

Cute Japanese bunny bags store your items and keep you company at the same time!

• Oona McGee
  Sep 1, 2016

Not only do they look cute, they also feature a clever tie design that’s been used in traditional Japanese furoshiki textile art for centuries.

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Black cat wields spellbinding magic over Internet as it rises out of washing machine in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Aug 31, 2016

The magical looking feline is winning hearts online for its mysterious moves.

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Adorable cats look like catbus from My Neighbour Totoro in real life, become massive hit online

• Oona McGee
  Aug 30, 2016

With their cute sets of extra paws, these hilarious cats look like furry catbuses come to life!

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Baby tiger and lion become best friends at Japanese animal park, melt hearts online 【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 29, 2016

Their time together is limited, but for now, these two make an adorable pair.

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• (animals • cats • cute • lions • tigers • zoos)

Cute black cat waiting at register in Japanese convenience store makes us wonder where Kiki is

• Oona McGee
  Aug 27, 2016

The unaccompanied kitten is winning hearts for looking just like Jiji, the cat from Kiki’s Delivery Service, out on a magical errand.

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Can you spot the cats hiding like ninja in this photo of a Japanese backstreet?

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 27, 2016

They’re not just alley cats, they’re shadow warrior alley cats.

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Hamster-lujah! Japanese pet seems to be attracting furry followers to a new religion

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 24, 2016

Because they can’t take their hamster balls with them when they go, these cute pets seem to have accepted a higher power.

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• (animals • cute • funny • hamsters • pets • religeon)

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