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China: Delivery Robot Feeds Stray Cat in Jiangxi

A delivery robot gently approached a stray cat and offered food in Jiangxi, China, on July 1, 2025. As the machine rolled closer with food and stopped at a cautious distance, the cat first looked confused and stayed still. After a brief pause, the animal inched forward, sniffed the offering, and then began to eat as the robot quietly waited nearby.

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New Year greeting cards for mascot Hikonyan

HIKONE, Japan, Jan. 8 Kyodo - Hikonyan, the popular cat mascot of the city of Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, poses for a photo with New Year greeting cards addressed to it at the city hall on Jan. 7, 2026. The western Japan city said Hikonyan received 13,220 cards from across the country and abroad. (Kyodo)

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New Year greeting cards for mascot Hikonyan

Hikonyan, the popular cat mascot of the city of Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, poses for a photo with New Year greeting cards and a "hagoita" traditional battledore sent to it at the city hall on Jan. 7, 2026. The western Japan city said Hikonyan received 13,220 cards from across the country and abroad.

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New Year greeting cards for mascot Hikonyan

Hikonyan, the popular cat mascot of the city of Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, poses for a photo with New Year greeting cards addressed to it at the city hall on Jan. 7, 2026. The western Japan city said Hikonyan received 13,220 cards from across the country and abroad.

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Popular mascot Hikonyan

HIKONE, Japan, Jan. 9 Kyodo - Hikonyan, the popular mascot of the city of Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, poses with New Year greeting cards addressed to the cat mascot at the city government headquarters on Jan. 9, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Popular mascot Hikonyan

Hikonyan, the popular mascot of the city of Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, poses with New Year greeting cards addressed to the cat mascot at the city government headquarters on Jan. 9, 2025.

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Popular mascot Hikonyan

Hikonyan, the popular mascot of the city of Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, poses with New Year greeting cards addressed to the cat mascot at the city government headquarters on Jan. 9, 2025.

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Cat, the FC Barcelona mascot

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17th birthday of popular mascot Hikonyan

The 17th birthday of Hikonyan, the popular cat mascot of the Japanese city of Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, is celebrated on April 13, 2023.

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Japan Expo in Paris

PARIS, France - Hikonyan (R), the official cat mascot of Japan's Hikone City, shakes hands with a child at Japan Expo in Paris on July 4, 2013. The event introducing Japanese pop culture is one of the largest of its kind in the world.

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Japanese cat character Hikonyan

OTSU, Japan - Hikonyan, a popular feline mascot of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, poses with over 10,000 New Year greeting cards it has received from fans in and outside of Japan on Jan. 6, 2011 at the municipal government office.

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16th birthday of popular mascot Hikonyan

Hikonyan, the popular cat mascot of the Japanese city of Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, receives a bouquet of flowers from Naotake Ii, head of a Hikonyan fan club, on its 16th birthday on April 13, 2022.

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16th birthday of popular mascot Hikonyan

The 16th birthday of Hikonyan, the popular cat mascot of the Japanese city of Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, is celebrated on April 13, 2022.

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16th birthday of popular mascot Hikonyan

The 16th birthday of Hikonyan, the popular cat mascot of the Japanese city of Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, is celebrated on April 13, 2022.

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16th birthday of popular mascot Hikonyan

The 16th birthday of Hikonyan, the popular cat mascot of the Japanese city of Hikone in Shiga Prefecture, is celebrated on April 13, 2022.

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"Naganyan" streetcar debuts in Nagasaki

Nagasaki Electric Tramway Co. begins operation of a special streetcar featuring an image of its cat mascot "Naganyan" in Nagasaki on Aug. 1, 2015, to commemorate the centennial of the start of the streetcar in the southwestern Japanese city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese cat character Hikonyan

OTSU, Japan - Hikonyan, a popular feline mascot of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, poses with over 10,000 New Year greeting cards it has received from fans in and outside of Japan on Jan. 6, 2011 at the municipal government office. (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus

A stuffed toy featuring Resona Bank's cat mascot is left at the center of each couch at a Tokyo branch of the bank on May 8, 2020, so that customers do not sit too close to each other amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A stuffed toy featuring Resona Bank's cat mascot is left at the center of each couch at a Tokyo branch of the bank on May 8, 2020, so that customers do not sit too close to each other amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo