From culinary delights to spa treatments, Tokyo Dogs takes a look at dog pampering taken to new heights in Japan. ZACK YUSOF reports.

A NEW craze is sweeping Japanese society in Tokyo: pampering dogs. Last year, the Japanese bought more than one and a half million dogs, a staggering figure by all accounts. And like all new fads, this one has brought on an associated boom in canine commerce.

Another company has designed a dog collar with a difference: it incorporates a GPS Tracking System to locate a wayward four-legged friend at a moment’s notice.

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