Dogs and Cats

Dogs and Cats

A store clerk at a pet shop in Tokyo holds a dog and cat on Dec. 22, 2017. An industry body said the estimated number of pet cats in 2017 has topped that of dogs for the first time in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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