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Cats in Japanese Culture: A History of Felines in the Archipelago

Tokyo Weekender2026.10.16 · in English · on our wire
Japan sure does love cats … right? There are definitely a lot of them in anime, though usually heavily anthropomorphized — basically humans with cat ears (known as nekomimi).
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