With declining births and increasing pet ownership, Japan may literally be going to the dogs.
A recent news report revealed that the population of dogs in Japan (13.1 million) now is greater than the number of children 10 years old and younger.
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August 28th, 2007 at 6:00 am
Japan going to the dogs?
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That photo is priceless. Did you take that yourself? Well done.
I wish I had. You can see that photo and more like it by following the link in the post.
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