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Japan’s Hidden Faith: A rare version of Christianity heads toward extinction in remote Nagasaki islands
On Ikitsuki and other remote sections of Nagasaki prefecture, Hidden Christians still pray to these disguised objects. They ...
The rare version of Christianity heading toward extinction
The rare version of Christianity heading toward extinction - Hidden Christians are dying out, and there is growing certainty ...
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The Japanese city where cats with hooked and bent tails are thought to bring good luck
In Japan, bobtail cats are considered good luck, and Nagasaki is the place to find them. They are known as “omagari neko ...
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Meet the lucky bobtail cats of Nagasaki, Japan
NAGASAKI, Japan (AP) — In Japan, bobtail cats are considered good luck and Nagasaki is the place to find them. They are known as “omagari neko (bent-tail cats)” or “kagi neko (hook cats ...
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Cats with hooked and bent tails fill Nagasaki, Japan, where they are thought to bring good luck
NAGASAKI, Japan (AP) — In Japan, bobtail cats are considered good luck and Nagasaki is the place to find them. They are known as “omagari neko (bent-tail cats)” or “kagi neko (hook cats ...
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Cats with hooked and bent tails fill Nagasaki, Japan, where they are thought to bring good luck
Nagasaki residents hope the cats bring in tourists and help business. Natsuno Kani, a 50-year-old tourist from Tokyo who recently visited the bobtail shrine, said she knew Nagasaki was famous for ...