A Japanese department store is cashing in on a pet boom by offering a special￡145 New Year meal for dogs.

　　Two hundred New Year's 'bento' sets are up for grabs on a first come first serve basis at the Mitsukoshi store.The two-layered box set includes 30 traditional Japanese dishes including pork dumplings, black beans, chicken balls, roast beef, ham and even green tea and strawberry mousse.

　　The company will begin taking orders for the meals on October 21 for delivery to stores in five cities, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima, Fukuoka and Kurashiki, on New Year's Eve. A spokeswoman said: "We sell swimsuits and summer kimonos for dogs, so our head office suggested we also sell this type of meal to latch on to the pet boom."