By MASAHIKO OHTA/ Staff Writer
June 1, 2022 at 18:28 JST
A microchip to be implanted under the skin of dogs and cats, with a one-yen coin beside it for scale (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Pet sellers in Japan are now required to implant electronic microchips in dogs and cats as a revision to a law on animal welfare and management took effect on June 1. [Read More]
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