In this town in western Japan, people look to Tama, a nine-year-old cat working as master of an unmanned train station.

而在这个日本西部小镇，人们真的指望上了一只名叫阿玉的猫，这只九岁的猫在一个无人售票火车站任站长。

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Tama, a 9-year-old cat in a western Japanese town, was appointed by Wakayama Electric Railway as master of an unmanned train station.

日本和歌山电气铁路公司任命名为“阿玉”的9岁花猫为一个无人售票车站站长。

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Tama, a cat appointed as the master of an unmanned train station on the Kishigawa Line in Japan, was rewarded with promotion to director of the Wakayama Electric Railway, Kyodo news agency reported.

据日本共同社报道，日本和歌山电气铁路公司近日宣布，在贵志川线一无人售票车站担任站长的小猫阿玉将“升任”公司董事。

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