Happy Eighth Birthday Maru!

Japan’s most famous Internet cat star celebrates middle age and his owner has put together a greatest hits. Japanese co-workers explained to me what Maru’s name meant because the only use of maru I knew was “boat” or “ship” as per the Kobayashi Maru exercise in Star Trek lore. Although the context I learned is correct, maru is technically the word “box,” hence a great name for this feline who famous for his box obsession.