Collecting virtual cats is the prime objective of Neko Atsume, a ridiculously addictive Japanese mobile game that for many of its players doubles as stress relief. Once you download the app, you can ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

For the uninitiated, cat cafés have been around since 1998, when the first cat-themed café opened in Taiwan–a country that, unsurprisingly, is also home to a popular cat village. Despite its origins ...

Walk into any store, restaurant or even doctor’s office, and customers are most likely to find a Maneki Neko beckoning for attention. Company President Robert Iida believes that the lucky cat’s ...

The game, by Hit-Point, is simple. Incredibly simple. You attract animated cats to your virtual yard by purchasing toys (rubber ball, scratching log, zebra grass gadget), snacks (thrifty bitz, tuna, ...

SEATTLE — It’s the purrfect place for cat lovers. Neko Cat Cafe opened on Capitol Hill earlier this month providing small bites and drinks for patrons while in the company of cats that are eligible ...

Recently, there’s been a lot of critically important talk about the convergence of sexism and violence in the videogaming world. For those of us whose brains need a break from attempting to break down ...

Publisher Flyhigh Works and Banchou Tactics developer Secret Character have announced Neko Odyssey, a cat photography adventure game coming to PC via Steam in 2024. Here is an overview of the game, ...

On the way home from work I generally walk by at least a dozen stray cats because Brooklyn is a cat sex paradise and it’s that time of year. I admire them — the orphans, not the sex junkies. Sometimes ...

All over the world, cats come with different beliefs and thoughts. Some say cats are evil and bring with them bad fortune and ill luck, while others say that they are bringers of love and fortune, and ...