Review of Manami Okazaki, Land of the Rising Cat: Japan’s Feline Fascination By Carole Cusack

https://www.academia.edu/167651680/Review_of_Manami_Okazaki_Land_of_the_Rising_Cat_Japan_s_Feline_Fascination?email_work_card=title The culture of Japan has fascinated the West since Commodore Matthew C. Perry sailed into Tokyo Bay on 8 July 1853 and re-established trade between Japan and the global world. This attractive book focuses mainly on popular culture, yet points out the lucrative nature of “nekonomics” (p. 8).