The Atlantic’s In Focus — A Visit to Aoshima, a Japanese 'Cat Island'

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A Visit to Aoshima, a Japanese 'Cat Island'

Aoshima Island is one of about a dozen "cat islands" around Japan, small places where there are significantly more feline residents than people. In Aoshima more than a hundred cats prowl the island, curling up in abandoned houses or strutting about in the quiet fishing village. View the full gallery >

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