Hello kitty and kitty and lots more kitties on Japanese island where cats rule
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Cats crowd the harbor on Aoshima Island in the Ehime prefecture in southern Japan
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Cats surround a local woman on Aoshima Island in Ehime prefecture in southern Japan
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Cats surround people as they get off a boat at the harbour on Aoshima Island in Ehime prefecture in southern Japan
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Cats beg for food on Aoshima Island in Ehime prefecture in southern Japan
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A clowder of cats crowd the harbour embankment on Aoshima Island in Ehime prefecture in southern Japan
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Village nurse and Ozu city official Atsuko Ogata holds a cat on Aoshima Island in Ehime prefecture in southern Japan
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An overview shows the main part of the fishing village on Aoshima Island in Ehime prefecture in southern Japan
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A cat jumps off a piano in the music room of a derelict school on Aoshima Island in the Ehime prefecture in southern Japan
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A local woman shoos away cats as she leaves her house on Aoshima Island in Ehime prefecture in southern Japan
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A cat leaps at the photographer to snatch his lunch snack on Aoshima Island in the Ehime prefecture in southern Japan
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The print of a cat paw is embedded in concrete on Aoshima Island in Ehime prefecture in southern Japan
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Cats crowd around village nurse and Ozu city official Atsuko Ogata as she carries a bag of cat food on Aoshima Island in Ehime prefecture in southern Japan
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Cats sit on a wall overlooking the sea on Aoshima Island in Ehime prefecture in southern Japan
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Cats beg for food on Aoshima Island in Ehime prefecture in southern Japan
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A clowder of cats crowd the wharf on Aoshima Island in Ehime prefecture in southern Japan
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A cat carries a fish on Aoshima Island in Ehime prefecture in southern Japan
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Cats crowd the harbour on Aoshima Island in the Ehime prefecture in southern Japan
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An army of feral cats rules a remote island in southern Japan, curling up in abandoned houses or strutting about in a fishing village that is overrun with felines outnumbering humans six to one. Originally introduced to the mile-long island of Aoshima to deal with mice that plagued fishermen's boats, the cats stayed on - and multiplied. More than 120 cats swarm the island with only a handful of humans for company, mostly pensioners who didn't join the waves of migrants seeking work in the cities after World War Two.
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