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This answer is based on my much longer and more extensive answer to a LifeHacker.SE question on the same subject:

The Cats Away Blog declares it to be a myth:

The practice is so popular in fact that a year or two ago a Japanese breakfast TV show decided to put it to the test and while you might not understand the commentary, it is pretty obvious that they put the superstition to bed once and for all.

Snopes rates it as undetermined, not showing any evidence either way:

Is there anything to this notion or not? Who knows?

This answer is based on my much longer and more extensive answer to a LifeHacker.SE question on the same subject:

The Cats Away Blog declares it to be a myth:

The practice is so popular in fact that a year or two ago a Japanese breakfast TV show decided to put it to the test and while you might not understand the commentary, it is pretty obvious that they put the superstition to bed once and for all.

Snopes rates it as undetermined, not showing any evidence either way:

Is there anything to this notion or not? Who knows?

Based on my answer to this LifeHacker question:

[Update] Someone with a very high rep edited my answer and did a major chop job on it. Given his rep, I leave this as it is, but point out that, if you want more than the summary, you can see the original, much longer at the link above.

The Cats Away Blog declares it to be a myth:

The practice is so popular in fact that a year or two ago a Japanese breakfast TV show decided to put it to the test and while you might not understand the commentary, it is pretty obvious that they put the superstition to bed once and for all.

Snopes rates it as undetermined, not showing any evidence either way:

Is there anything to this notion or not? Who knows?

This answer is based on my much longer and more extensive answer to a LifeHacker.SE question on the same subject:

The Cats Away Blog declares it to be a myth:

The practice is so popular in fact that a year or two ago a Japanese breakfast TV show decided to put it to the test and while you might not understand the commentary, it is pretty obvious that they put the superstition to bed once and for all.

Snopes rates it as undetermined, not showing any evidence either way:

Is there anything to this notion or not? Who knows?

Based on my answer to this LifeHacker question:

The Cats Away Blog declares it to be a myth:

The practice is so popular in fact that a year or two ago a Japanese breakfast TV show decided to put it to the test and while you might not understand the commentary, it is pretty obvious that they put the superstition to bed once and for all.

Snopes rates it as undetermined, not showing any evidence either way:

Is there anything to this notion or not? Who knows?

Based on my answer to this LifeHacker question:

[Update] Someone with a very high rep edited my answer and did a major chop job on it. Given his rep, I leave this as it is, but point out that, if you want more than the summary, you can see the original, much longer at the link above.

The Cats Away Blog declares it to be a myth:

The practice is so popular in fact that a year or two ago a Japanese breakfast TV show decided to put it to the test and while you might not understand the commentary, it is pretty obvious that they put the superstition to bed once and for all.

Snopes rates it as undetermined, not showing any evidence either way:

Is there anything to this notion or not? Who knows?