{"id":579,"date":"2026-06-06T06:30:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T06:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deanova.net\/?p=579"},"modified":"2026-06-06T06:30:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T06:30:30","slug":"%f0%9f%98%ba%f0%9f%92%b0-japans-cats-arent-just-adorable-theyre-generating-billions-for-the-economy-%f0%9f%87%af%f0%9f%87%b5%f0%9f%93%88-%f0%9f%91%87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deanova.net\/?p=579","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\ude3a\ud83d\udcb0 Japan\u2019s Cats Aren\u2019t Just Adorable \u2014 They\u2019re Generating Billions for the Economy! \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5\ud83d\udcc8  \ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"269\">Cats are doing far more than winning hearts in <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Japan<\/span><\/span> \u2014 they\u2019re becoming a major economic force.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"504\">A new report estimates that cats will drive nearly <strong data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"358\">$19 billion in economic activity<\/strong> across the country this year through pet care, cat caf\u00e9s, tourism, books, merchandise, entertainment, and countless other cat-related businesses.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"506\" data-end=\"599\">The phenomenon has become so influential that it even has its own name: <strong data-start=\"578\" data-end=\"594\">&#8220;Catnomics.&#8221;<\/strong> \ud83d\ude3a\ud83d\udcb8<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"601\" data-end=\"922\">With approximately <strong data-start=\"620\" data-end=\"644\">8.8 million pet cats<\/strong> living in Japanese households, cats have remained the nation&#8217;s most popular pet for more than a decade. Their impact extends well beyond homes, shaping consumer trends, supporting local businesses, attracting tourists, and inspiring cultural attractions throughout the country.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"924\" data-end=\"1104\">From famous cat-themed destinations and cozy cat caf\u00e9s to bestselling books and endless merchandise, felines have become an important part of Japan&#8217;s economy and cultural identity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1106\" data-end=\"1170\">\ud83d\udc3e\ud83d\udcda\u2615 Cats aren&#8217;t just pets anymore\u2014they&#8217;re a thriving industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Cats are doing far more than winning hearts in Japan \u2014 they\u2019re becoming a major economic force. A new report estimates that cats will drive <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/deanova.net\/?p=579\" title=\"\ud83d\ude3a\ud83d\udcb0 Japan\u2019s Cats Aren\u2019t Just Adorable \u2014 They\u2019re Generating Billions for the Economy! \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5\ud83d\udcc8  \ud83d\udc47\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deanova.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deanova.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deanova.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deanova.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deanova.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=579"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/deanova.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":581,"href":"https:\/\/deanova.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579\/revisions\/581"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deanova.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deanova.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deanova.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deanova.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}