Friday Funny: Stationmaster Cat Promoted

Posted by: Tim Halbur

22 January 2010 - 1:00pm

Japan's famous train stationmaster cat Tama received a promotion to "super stationmaster." Tama's popularity has had an economic impact of the area estimated at ¥1.1 billion.

Full Story: Promotion for Japan's stationmaster cat

Source: Japan Probe, January 7, 2010

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The following list shows the top 10 metropolitan statistical areas, as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, where commuting by public transportation has grown the most. None of them are among the nation's top 10 most populous metro areas, and yet seven are within the top 20.

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