Aoshima, a 30-minute ferry ride off the coast of Ehime prefecture, had been home to 900 people in 1945. The only sign of human activity now is the boatload of day-trippers from the mainland ...

The island, a 30-minute ferry ride off the coast of Ehime prefecture, was home to 900 people in 1945. Now, more than 120 cats swarm the island with fewer than 20 humans, all pensioners aged ...

Aoshima, a 30-minute ferry ride off the coast of Ehime prefecture, had been home to 900 people in 1945. The only sign of human activity now is the boatload of day-trippers from the mainland ...

AOSHIMA (Reuters) - An army of feral cats rules a remote island in southern Japan, curling up in abandoned houses or strutting about in a fishing village that is overrun with felines outnumbering ...

On a small island off the coast of Ehime prefecture on Shikoku is a small island where cats clearly rule. Approximately 200 semi-feral cats live on Aoshima, according to Nippon News.

AOSHIMA, Japan, March 3 (UPI) --A Japanese island with only 22 human residents is drawing tourists interested in its other population -- an estimated 120 cats. The island of Aoshima, Ehime ...

Aoshima, a 30-minute ferry ride off the coast of Ehime prefecture, had been home to 900 people in 1945 Picture: Thomas Peter/Reuters Credit: Thomas Peter/Reuters ...

AOSHIMA, EHIME PREF. – An army of feral cats rules a remote island in southern Japan, curling up in abandoned houses or strutting about in a fishing village where they outnumber the humans 6 to 1.

The island of Aoshima, part of Japan’s Ehime Prefecture, is commonly considered a feline paradise. While it’s not Japan’s only cat island, it’s the most famous, attracting visitors both domestic and ...

AOSHIMA, Japan - An army of feral cats rules a remote island in southern Japan, curling up in abandoned houses or strutting about in a fishing village that is overr… ...

Aoshima is a dwindling fishing community of elderly people who live mainly off retirement benefits. The cats were originally brought over to the island to deal with mice plaguing fishing boats.

AOSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - An army of feral cats rules a remote island in southern Japan, curling up in abandoned houses or strutting about in a fishing village that is overrun with felines ...