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  2. Maneki-neko - Wikipedia

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    Maneki-neko with motorized arm beckons customers to buy lottery tickets in Tokyo, Japan. The maneki-neko (招き猫, lit. ' beckoning cat ') is a common Japanese figurine which is often believed to bring good luck to the owner. In modern times, they are usually made of ceramic or plastic.

  3. The Ramen Girl - Wikipedia

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    Abby does not understand them as she does not speak Japanese. She starts to cry, so the chef conveys to her to sit down. He brings her a bowl of ramen, and she loves the meal. A small distance away, she hallucinates that the lucky cat, known as the Maneki Neko, or Beckoning Cat, gestures to her to come over. When she tries to pay for her meal ...

  4. Kaibyō - Wikipedia

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    Kaibyō (怪猫, "strange cat") [1] are supernatural cats in Japanese folklore. [2] Examples include bakeneko, a yōkai (or supernatural entity) commonly characterized as having the ability to shapeshift into human form; maneki-neko, usually depicted as a figurine often believed to bring good luck to the owner; and nekomata, referring either to a type of yōkai that lives in mountain areas or ...

  5. 350+ Japanese Cat Names Full of Inspiration and Meaning - AOL

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    Cool Japanese Cat Names. Japanese pop cultural exports like anime, fashion, video games, and even food are so enormously popular worldwide that in Japan, this fad phenomenon is referred to as ...

  6. The Cat Returns - Wikipedia

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    The Cat Returns (Japanese: 猫の恩返し, Hepburn: Neko no Ongaeshi, lit. ' The Cat's Repayment ' ) is a 2002 Japanese anime fantasy film [ 2 ] directed by Hiroyuki Morita from a screenplay by Reiko Yoshida , based on the 2002 manga Baron the Cat by Aoi Hiiragi .

  7. Hello Kitty - Wikipedia

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    The name "Hello Kitty" is a back-translation of Maneki Neko, meaning "beckoning cat" in English. Despite this, no definitive statement supports that speculation. [ 27 ] Hello Kitty has also instead been put forth as an early example of mukokuseki , a Japanese term meaning "stateless" or "nationless" in reference to characters lacking any ...

  8. Claire Wilbur - Wikipedia

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    In later years, she worked as a dedicated animal rights activist and wrote two unpublished books of verse about the Maneki Neko, a porcelain Japanese feline commonly known as "The Beckoning Cat": Maneki Neko: The Japanese Legend Of The Beckoning Cat and The Japanese Legend of the Cat and the Crone.

  9. These Are the Best New Songs We Heard This Month - AOL

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    “GIRLS!” by Cat Burns “One of my favorite genres is songs called ‘Boys’ or ‘Girls.’ Joining the likes of Charli xcx, Rita Ora, Cardi B, and more, Cat Burns enters the playlist with ...