Cat Day, which is set on Feb 22 in Japan, has exploded in recent years, with companies embracing a growing market for felines, says Gearoid Reidy for Bloomberg Opinion. TOKYO: Much of Asia was celebrating the Year of the Horse this week. In Japan, which does not mark Lunar New Year, attention turns to a different animal. There is no cat in the Chinese zodiac - legend has it that the rat tricked it out of a place - but Japan has a day that more than makes up for it. Sunday (Feb 22) is Neko no Hi,

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