An enormous wooden "lucky cat" has been set up at one of this year's Rugby World Cup host cities in southwestern Japan, to welcome tourists ahead of the event's kickoff in September.The woodcarving of the 10-meter-long cat named "Giant Lounging Lucky Cat Fukunyan" is on display in the center of Oita, which is to host three preliminary matches and two quarterfinals.The cat is shown lying down with its forepaw holding up a sign with the word "TRY!"The cat was originally created in memory of the late sculptor Fumio Asakura, who was born in Oita Prefecture in 1883 and left many works featuring …READ FULL ARTICLE
