Han used to visit cat cafes in Japan, where the industry is well-established and thriving. He learned about management, including providing shoe covers for visitors and setting rules for customers ...

Then came cat cafés, where lattes took second ... The Mipig Café in fashionable Harajuku is among 10 such pig cafes the operator has opened around Japan. The first one opened in Tokyo in 2019.

Naoki Teraoka, 59, was involved in the opening of the Diorama Restaurant cat cafe ... from outside of Japan show up there. “I never imagined that,” said Teraoka. “Our cafe was possible ...

Cafe Capyba in Tokyo has two resident capybaras named Kohaku and Pisuke The giant rodents roam freely, giving customers a chance to view them up close READ MORE: Meet the man who decided to drive ...