Japanese prefecture inducts late "stationmaster cat" into Hall of Fame

Japanese prefecture inducts late "stationmaster cat" into Hall of Fame

Tama, honorary stationmaster of Kishi Station on the Kishigawa Line of Wakayama Electric Railway Co. in western Japan, attends an event at her station in January 2013. Wakayama Prefecture inducted Tama, who died in June 2015 after bringing attention to the struggling railway line, into its newly established Hall of Fame on Feb. 2, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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