For the uninitiated, cat cafés have been around since 1998, when the first cat-themed café opened in Taiwan–a country that, unsurprisingly, is also home to a popular cat village. Despite its origins ...

In Nagasaki, Japan, the bobtail cat is more than just a pet; it's a symbol of good luck. Known locally as "omagari neko" (bent-tail cats) or "kagi neko" (hook cats), these felines are celebrated by a ...

There’s an addicting new app that’s taking over screens in Asia and beyond. The goal? To feed cute stray cats in your virtual backyard. Up to 45 of them, if you’re lucky. It’s called “Neko Atsume” – ...

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 ...

“It’s really hard to work in a room with eight cats.” That’s one of the first things owner Caitlin Unsell tells me as we sit down at a table shaped like a cat face along the pillow-lined bench seating ...

A journey through a country where felines are revered, adored and sometimes seen as actual demons. Ceramic maneki neko, or “welcoming cats,” at Gotokuji, a temple in the Setagaya ward of Tokyo that is ...

Neko Atsume: Kitty Collector, the popular cat-centric mobile game, is making the leap to PlayStation 4 with a very important gimmick: VR support! One of the most adorable smartphone games of all time ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Speaking via video conference from Hit-Point’s base city of Kyoto, Neko Atsume project manager Yutaka ...

Neko Tomo, Bandai Namco‘s cat communication game, will launch on November 1 in Japan for 5,700 yen on Switch and 5,300 yen on 3DS, the company announced. Neko Tomo is a relaxing communication game ...

Walk into any store, restaurant or even doctor’s office, and customers are most likely to find a Maneki Neko beckoning for attention. Company President Robert Iida believes that the lucky cat’s ...