Hello! Today we will be getting into some lore and legends in Japan, specifically regarding cats and their magical abilities. Let's get into these cute little tricksters and what kind of magic they've been getting into. At the same time, we'll be talking about the history of Japan and how these fuzzy balls of cute overlap with that.

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Books and Articles used  for Research are as  follows:
- "Kaibyo: The Supernatural Cats of Japan" by Zack Davisson
- https://www.thegreatcat.org/cats-19th-century-part-18-japanese-demon-cat/
-https://web.archive.org/web/20170604213757/https://hyakumonogatari.com/2012/06/03/bakeneko-the-changing-cat/
-https://web.archive.org/web/20170604213631/https://hyakumonogatari.com/2012/04/21/nekomata-the-split-tailed-cat/
-"World History of Myths and Cats" by Elli Kohen