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At trendy Japanese cafés, customers enjoy cuddling with pigs

Video. Take a look inside this adorable micro-pig cafe in Japan

Updated: 05/02/2024 - 15:11 GMT+1

Micro-pig cafes are the latest in a series of animal coffee shops that have popped up in Japan, including ones with owls, hedgehogs and even snakes.

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