In 2007, a stray calico cat named Tama was officially appointed stationmaster of a struggling Japanese railway station.

She wore a tiny custom-made hat. She was paid in cat food. And somehow -- that changed everything.

This is the true story of how one cat helped revive a dying railway line, generated an estimated 1.1 billion yen in economic activity, received a formal promotion, and was eventually enshrined as a Shinto deity.

What you will find in this episode:

• Why the Kishigawa Line was in serious trouble before Tama arrived
• How a joke became an official appointment
• The economic numbers that still seem impossible
• Tama's promotion, her station, and what happened when she died
• The closing line Daniel delivers that makes the whole story land perfectly

Short, surprising ...