I have a cat, but will likely be having family watching him while I'm in Japan as it might be too difficult to bring him to Japan initially (though I'd try to bring him if my contract gets renewed and I stay longer than a year). That being said, if whatever apartment I get placed in allows pets, how difficult/plausible would it be to adopt a cat while in Japan? I've given it some thought, and I already wanted to adopt a second cat and this way I wouldn't be missing out on feline companionship. My current cat is my ESA, but since getting him I've gotten much better that I don't 'need' the animal companionship to function, but it certainly does help and I think I'd benefit from the company and having someone to come home to in Japan as well. I'd end up taking the adopted cat back with me to the US or bringing my other cat to Japan if I am able to stay longer (he really wants a cat sibling to play with). Let me know if this sounds silly and/or if you guys have any experience with something like this
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