HANDOUT/Nomura Plating/AFP via Getty A cat fell into and escaped a toxic and potentially deadly container in Fukuyama, southwestern Japan, on Sunday. The city has since released public health ...

Japanese folklore ... In some folktales, it was believed that cats can reach the spirit world and act as protectors against misfortune. In the Egyptian lands, cats were seen as creatures who ...

Japan's obsessive love of cats isn’t anything new for the island nation of 127 million people. The Japanese love for all things feline is exported throughout the world, thanks mostly to internet ...

What's with all the cats in Japanese literature? In the few books I have read, one thing has grabbed my attention again and again—the presence of feline characters, especially cats, on the covers.