Japan railway appoints another cat to succeed Tama the stationmaster

Japan railway appoints another cat to succeed Tama the stationmaster

Nitama (Tama the Second), a five-year-old female cat, receives a letter of appointment to become the stationmaster of Kishi Station of Wakayama Electric Railway Co. on Aug. 11, 2015, at the station in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. Nitama succeeded Tama, a cat credited with rescuing the railway from financial difficulties before dying aged 16 in June 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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