Cat hired as station chief brings passengers back to debt-ridden train company

Tuesday 27th May, 05:35 AM JST

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rjd_jr at 07:37 AM JST - 27th May

That is the cutest cat story ever, kawaii!!!
some14some at 08:05 AM JST - 27th May

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Appointing a cat to turn around fortunes makes cultural sense in Japan, where cats are considered good luck and are believed to bring in business.

If so, never too late, get few clone cats and j-economy will be back to bubble era.
PuffinMuffin at 09:30 AM JST - 27th May

I've heard this before on tv, I wonder if it's the same place/cat. Poor thingy, not a flattering picture, it looks like it's been given milk with osake!
Altria at 09:35 AM JST - 27th May

Cat hired as station chief

Do they pay him in fish?
LFRAgain at 09:40 AM JST - 27th May

Same story. It hit TV news about a week or so ago.

The increased revenue from postcards and knick-knacks is temporary at best and doesn't address the underlying problem: Why are passengers eschewing this train line, presumably in favor of other forms of transportation?
thedesertfox at 09:45 AM JST - 27th May

“She never complains, even though passengers touch her all over the place."

Can be said still about a lot of chikan incidents on trains....
DenshaDeGO at 10:39 AM JST - 27th May

All the 9-year-old female cat does is sit by the entrance of Kishi Station in western Japan

Sounds like your average ekicho to me
lipscombe at 11:42 AM JST - 27th May

cats in jaunty angled hats are always a hit
thundercat at 02:16 PM JST - 27th May

I wonder how many station masters are worried about losing their jobs to stray cats...

According to this article all it takes to be a 'super station master' is to never complain, let passengers touch you all over... and have patience and charisma. Not a bad pussy actually ;) I wonder if this cat ever thought about becoming a hostess?
capone at 06:23 PM JST - 27th May

'flocking in droves from across the nation' ...how about using that time to get a real life ?
fingerless at 06:41 PM JST - 27th May

I bet it's employer doesn't pay it's pension insurance.
presto345 at 10:50 PM JST - 27th May

Brilliant!
usaexpat at 11:45 PM JST - 27th May

Maybe the LDP can take a hint, Tama for Prime Minister