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Japan’s pet care industry booms as ‘fur babies’ outnumber infants

July 13, 2026 Al Jazeera

As families shrink and birth rates drop, the baby brands that built their names on slings, strollers, diapers, and baby clothes are turning that same expertise toward a growing market: pets.

For this story – my first dispatch from Japan – I went on the ground to the Interpets Conference in Tokyo. I spoke to several companies, industry experts, researchers, and pet owners to get a handle on the country’s growing pet care industry.

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‘Doesn’t seem fair’ – British pensioners speak out over apparent change to French citizenship rules

August 10, 2025 The Local France

British pensioners say they’ve been turned down for French citizenship over insufficient France-based income, a potential tightening of requirements that may, in practice, make naturalisation out of reach for many retirees.

This was the first of a series of articles. My sources at the French Interior Ministry eventually confirmed a staff memo had quietly changed the rules for foreign retirees.

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