What’s the excuse?

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/29/japan.station.cat/index.html

Cliff’s Notes version: In a small town in Japan, they took a cat that hung out at the station too much and put a hat on her.  They named her the “super station mananger,” and now she’s such a strong tourism pull from within the country that they net $10 million.

Now I understand that this is the country that invented tentacle rape cartoon porn, sells dirty panties in vending machines, and also managed to be big enough douchebags to be the only country nuked ever, but is there a possible explanation for this shit?  People actually travel from across the country to look at a cat with a hat on it.  

I’m trying to think of something funny to say about this but I’m at a complete fucking loss.

Doesn't make a damn bit of sense.

Japan, I’m looking at you.  You need fewer company workers and more psychiatrists if this is the sort of shit that passes for normal behavior.