Only $9/hr?!?!?!!

... Calico [is] one of Tokyo’s increasingly popular cat cafes, where customers seeking human and feline companionship pay to sip tea and stroke one of the 20-odd resident cats, representing 17 different breeds.
... cat cafes fill a void [: ... f]or those who live with long work hours, no-pet apartments and work-related travel, there are cat cafes.