In recent years, Japan is facing rapid demographic changes such as a declining birth rate, growing ageing population, urbanization, the trend towards a nuclear family, rising single-person households, and households with no kids. All these factors have led to an increase in pet adoptions in Japan. The most popular pets among the Japanese population includes dogs and cats. The pet food market in Japan matured, and the growth has remained stagnant since the historic period. According to this research report, Japan Pet Food Market was US$ 3.4 Billion in 2020.
While the number of dogs over the historical period has decreased, that of cats has increased, outnumbering dogs as a pet in Japan. In addition, the fact pet food market in Japan is achieving growth is mainly driven by solid sales in both cat & dog pet food categories. The other trends that deserve to be noted are that dry food is conventional in Japan, whilst wet food is also accelerating for both cats and dogs pet food. According t
