Pet culture in Japan has a long history going back centuries, especially in regards to cats. Pets were originally referred to as aigandōbutsu (愛玩動物 lit...
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Pet culture refers to the culture revolving around the interaction of humans and pets. Modern day society has integrated animals into their everyday lives...
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Popular pets are often considered to have attractive/cute appearances, intelligence, and relatable personalities, but some pets may be taken in on an altruistic...
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exotic pet is a pet which is relatively rare or unusual to keep, or is generally thought of as a wild species rather than as a domesticated pet. The definition...
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phone culture, or "keitai culture," which especially in the early stages of mobile phone adoption was distinct from the rest of the world. Japan was a...
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Within Japanese culture, insects have occupied an important role as aesthetic, allegorical, and symbolic objects.: 185 In addition, insects have had...
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Pet Sounds is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on May 16, 1966, by Capitol Records. It was initially met with...
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A pet monkey is a monkey kept as a pet. Monkeys are beloved for their entertainment value, resemblance to humans, and human-like abilities, but the practice...
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Giga Pets are digital pet toys that were first released by Tiger Electronics in the United States in 1997 in the midst of a virtual-pet toy fad. Available...
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Most United States presidents have kept pets while in office, or pets have been part of their families. Only James K. Polk, Andrew Johnson, and Donald...
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Pet Shop Boys are an English synth-pop duo formed in London in 1981. Consisting of primary vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe, they have...
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Hachikō (category Pets in Japan)
held up in Japanese culture as an example of loyalty and fidelity. Since his death, he continues to be remembered worldwide in popular culture with statues...
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Tamagotchi (category Handheld virtual pets)
Tamagotchi (Japanese: たまごっち, IPA: [tamaɡotꜜtɕi], "Egg Watch") is a brand of handheld digital pets that was created in Japan by Akihiro Yokoi of WiZ and...
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Personal name (redirect from Pet naming)
engaging with the Gentile world. Chinese and Japanese emperors receive posthumous names. In some Polynesian cultures, the name of a deceased chief becomes taboo...
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Tramps Like Us (redirect from You're A Pet)
Tramps Like Us (Japanese: きみはペット, Hepburn: Kimi wa Petto, lit. 'You're A Pet') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yayoi Ogawa [ja]....
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Behavior in the United States) is the fourth studio album by the English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 22 October 1990 by Parlophone. A Japanese special...
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Revolution, but crickets remain a favorite pet of the Chinese to the present day. The Japanese pet cricket culture, which emerged at least a thousand years...
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ISSN 0304-1042. Kenney, Elizabeth (6 October 2011). "Pet funerals and animal graves in Japan". Mortality. 9 (1): 42–60. doi:10.1080/13576270410001652532...
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Pet food is animal feed intended for consumption by pets. Typically sold in pet stores and supermarkets, it is usually specific to the type of animal...
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Chibi (style) (redirect from Chibi (Japanese))
example of chibi's usage in Japanese, which brought the term to the attention of Western fans, is Chibiusa; this diminutive pet name for the daughter of...
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Animal loss (redirect from No Pets In Heaven)
The loss of a pet or an animal to which one has become emotionally bonded oftentimes results in grief which can be comparable with the death of a human...
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Barley tea (category Articles containing Japanese-language text)
prepackaged in PET bottles. Bottled barley tea is sold at supermarkets, convenience stores, and in vending machines in Japan and Korea. Sold mostly in PET bottles...
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PET bottle recycling Although PET is used in several applications (principally textile fibres for apparel and upholstery, bottles and other rigid packaging...
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Digimon (category CS1 uses Japanese-language script (ja))
"Digital Monsters" (デジタルモンスター Dejitaru Monsutā), is a Japanese media franchise, which encompasses virtual pet toys, anime, manga, video games, films, and a trading...
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appearance in New Zealand's culture. With many prominent roles in folktales, hedgehogs are also common in modern culture and media, with appearances in books...
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English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys have released 15 studio albums, five live albums, nine compilation albums, four remix albums, five soundtrack albums...
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Rat (redirect from Rats in culture)
In 1522, the rats in Autun, France were charged and put on trial for destroying crops. However, some people in European cultures keep rats as pets and...
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2 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Retrieved March 8, 2024. "I'm a Behemoth, an S-Ranked Monster, but Mistaken for a Cat, I Live as an Elf Girl's Pet, Vol...
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Cultural depictions of cats (redirect from Cats in popular culture)
Cats or Fortune Cats)". Catster. Retrieved 12 October 2019. "Cats in Japanese Culture and History - KCP International". Kcpinternational.com. 24 February...
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The Secret Life of Pets is a 2016 American animated comedy film produced by Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment, and distributed by Universal...
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