Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maybe you're brushing up on the Japanese language, are an aficionado of Japanese culture, or have Japanese heritage yourself.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It probably comes as no surprise, then, that there's a treasure trove of great Japanese names you can give your lovable little 猫 ...

Japan's obsessive love of cats isn’t anything new for the island nation of 127 million people—but with International Cat Day being celebrated today, August 8, there’s no better time to explore it. The ...

In Japan, bobtail cats are considered good luck, and Nagasaki is the place to find them.They are known as “omagari neko (bent-tail cats)” or “kagi neko (hook cats)” and have their own society of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NAGASAKI, Japan (AP) — In Japan, bobtail ...

Cats are beloved in Japan, as they have been for thousands of years. From old mythological tales of feline yokai like the smart shape-shifting bakeneko to the Hello Kitties and lucky maneki-nekos of ...