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Penguins and Otters at Hakone-en Aquarium in Japan Aren't Happy About Having to Cut Back Due to InflationInflation does not only affect humans but animals too!Because of inflation, Japan's Hakone-en Aquarium had to undergo cost-cutting methods such as changing the diet of the animals and reducing the number of circulation pumps. As mentioned, the diet of these penguins has, according to the penguins, been drastically altered. The penguins and otters were used to being fed with aji (horse mackerel). The aquarium, however, switched to a cheaper alternative, saba (mackerel).Since they were used to being fed with aji, the penguins clearly did not like being fed with saba. The penguins were captured in images turning away haughtily. This change is not a choice that the aquarium did happily; it is the aquarium's natural response to inflation. The aquarium needs to be able to accommodate the diets of  32,000 or more animals. Save the economy! Save the penguins!Image credit: TV Asahi #Penguin #Aquarium #Japan #Inflation #Economy

Nitama the Cat is Head Priest at a Japanese ShrineA new shrine priest was inaugurated during Super Cat Day in Japan! February 22 is known as Cat Day in Japan because 22-2 in Japanese is said to sound like the noise a cat makes. Think of the sound “meow” or more correctly “nyao.” February 22, 2022, however, was known as Super Cat Day.A rural town in Japan heralded in a cat named Nitama, which was perfect for celebrating the special day. Nitama the shrine priest was named after the famous station master cat Tama. Tama was the station master cat at Kishi Station in Wakayama Prefecture who sadly passed away in 2015. The company that operated the station, Wakayama Electric Railway, decided to honor the deceased feline and celebrate Cat Day. To do this they officially appointed Nitama (Tama 2) as the Chief Priest to the Tama Shrine. Nitama was dressed in priest finery and a board detailing the shrine was presented to the cat-loving community. Image credit: @ekichoTAMA / Twitter #catday #supercatday #Japan #Nitama

Railway Cats: How Stray Cats Saved The Diorama Restaurant in Japan from the PandemicThe Railway Cats Diorama Restaurant, located in Osaka, Japan was close to being shut down due to the pandemic. But thanks to stray cats that the owner, railway model enthusiast Naoki Teraoka saved, that all changed.Teraoka opened the miniature train model-themed restaurant in 2018. Due to the global pandemic, his business was on the brink of being shut down. The stray cat and its family that Teraoka rescued, however, provided the life his business needed. The cats started climbing, lounging, and sleeping on his miniature train models. Teraoka started taking photos of the cats and posting the images on the restaurant’s Instagram account. The photos attracted a lot of attention of people on the Internet, which gave his restaurant the customers it needed!Image credit: diorama_syokudou/IG#cat #restaurant #train #modeltrain #DioramaRestaurant #Osaka #Japan

Cute Papa Beaver Clumsily Carries Carrot and Cabbage Back to His FamilyI can make it in one trip, we can imagine Mumu-chan the Beaver muttered to himself as he clumsily carried a carrot and a head of cabbage back to his family. We can also imagine that the papa beaver was not eager in shelling out his hard-earned money on grocery bags, even though the carrot and cabbage were a bit too much to carry all at once.The cute papa beaver, who just turned 10 years old last month, is famous for carrying food back to his family in the Aso Farm Land, a camp and petting zoo in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan.Take a look below for more cute videos of Mumu-chan the Beaver and his daughter Nini-chan waddling and carrying food back to the family's den.#beaver #carrot #cabbage #MumuchanTheBeaver #AsoFarmLand #JapanView the clip below: