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The ‘lucky’ Japanese cats with their own fan club and shrine

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bobtail cat in Nagasaki (AP) In Nagasaki, Japan, the bobtail cat is more than just a pet; it's a symbol of good luck. Known ...
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The Japanese city where cats with hooked and bent tails are thought to bring good luck

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 ...
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In Japan, rare bobtail cats are considered good luck. Nagasaki is filled with them

NAGASAKI, Japan (AP) — 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 ...
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More than 100 cats call Japanese Island home, have shrine honoring them

ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi — TASHIROJIMA, Japan (AP) — On a small island off Japan's northeastern coast, visitors make offerings at a shrine for unlikely local guardians: cats. The "Neko Jinja," or Cat Shrine ...