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Cat Becomes Japanese Train Station Master

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CAT BECOMES JAPANESE TRAIN STATION MASTER

A Japanese train company has found the perfect mascot to draw crowds

And bring back business – a tabby cat named Tama.

 

The 9-year-old female cat sits by the entrance of Kishi Station in western Japan, wearing a black uniform cap and posing for photos for the tourists who are now flocking in droves from across the nation.

Tama has been doing such a good job of raising revenue for the troubled Kishikawa train line that she was recently promoted to "super-station-master."

"She never complains, even though passengers touch her all over the place. She is an amazing cat. She has patience and charisma," said rail spokesman Yoshiko Yamaki. "She is the perfect station master."

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.

Since her promotion, the Kishikawa line has seen an increase of about 200,000 passengers a year. In December she was rewarded with bonus pay - all in cat food.

Novelty goods - postcards, erasers, notebooks and pins - decorated with Tama's photos are also doing a brisk trade. A book of photos, titled "Diary of Tama, the Station Master" sells for £7.

 

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2036426/Cat-becomes-Japanese-train-station-master.html

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