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Archive for January, 2007

Do cats run Japan railways?

Saturday, January 20th, 2007

From Mainichi News : Stationmaster Tama

KINOKAWA, Wakayama — A 7-year-old cat called Tama has been named a special stationmaster at a railway station here by the local Wakayama Electric Railway.

Two other cats were named deputy stationmasters at the same Kishi Station on the Kishigawa Line in Kinokawa. Stationmaster Tama, wearing a railway cap, and two other cats often welcome passengers at unmanned Kishi Station.

The operator of the shop at the station has been keeping the three cats. Wakayama Electric Railway officials will give cat food to them as a reward for their "work."

Sai! Sai! Sai!

Sunday, January 7th, 2007

SaiMoe has been a regular event for… well I don't know how long. The first I heard of it was two years ago in 2005. But now, hot off the heels from SaiMoe 2006, comes SaiGar – the competition to find the manliest of all manly anime men. Oh, but it doesn't end there… SaiShou – the competition to find the smallest and cutest of all characters.