On March 11, 889, a 22-year-old Japanese emperor wrote in his diary about a new black cat he had recently acquired… “On the 6th Day of the 2nd Month of the Fir

On March 11, 889, a 22-year-old Japanese emperor wrote in his diary about a new black cat he had recently acquired… “On the 6th Day of the 2nd Month of the First Year of the Kampo era. Taking a moment of my free time, I wish to express my joy of the cat. It arrived by boat as a gift to the late Emp…