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28 June 2015

Japan mourns passing of Tama, the cat stationmaster

In this April 29, 2015 photo, Tama, a cat stationmaster, Japan’s feline star of a struggling local railway, receives a birthday cake on her 16th birthday in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. Tama was mourned by company officials and fans and elevated into a goddess at a funeral Sunday, June 28, 2015. Tama died of a heart failure on June 22.

Tama the stationmaster, Japan's feline star of a struggling local railway, was mourned by company officials and fans and elevated into a goddess at a funeral Sunday.