Early this year, I inadvertently became a character in a widely read cover story for T, The New York Times style magazine, titled "Why do cats hold such mythic power in Japan?" I have been trying since then to understand the Japanese obsession with cats.
Tea Leaves
Behind Japan's curious obsession with cats
Perhaps feline freedom is the lifestyle model the nation needs
Cats crowd the harbor on Aoshima, a small island in southwestern Japan where felines outnumber humans by roughly 24 to 1. © Reuters
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