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Sushiro is currently the largest conveyor belt sushi company in turnover. It has more than 500 restaurants in Japan. The first overseas branch opened in Seoul, South Korea. In 2017, Taiwan Sushiro Co., Ltd. was established. On 15 June 2018, a Sushiro shop was opened in Taipei. In August 2019, it opened a branch in Hong Kong.
The Akihabara massacre (Japanese: 秋葉原通り魔事件, Hepburn: Akihabara Tōrima Jiken) [a] was an incident of mass murder that took place on 8 June 2008, in the Akihabara shopping quarter in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
In March 2021, a wave of Taiwanese people changed their legal names to include the Chinese word for salmon (鮭魚, guīyú) to take advantage of a promotion by the Japanese conveyor belt sushi chain Sushiro. The chain offered free sushi to guests whose names included the word. This phenomenon was dubbed the "salmon chaos" by English-language ...
Matsuya was established in Japan in 1966, founded by Toshio Kawarabuki. [1] As of 2018, Matsuya has 1,080 restaurants throughout 33 Japanese prefectures. [2] Overseas stores can be found in China and Taiwan, Mongolia. [3] In addition to Matsuya, the company operates a chain of restaurants including curry, tonkatsu, sushi, and Chinese restaurants.
Akihabara is considered by many to be the centre of Japanese otaku culture, and is a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods. Icons from popular anime and manga are displayed prominently on the shops in the area, and numerous maid cafés and some arcades are found throughout the district.
After the war, Japan was forced to decentralise Tokyo again, following the general terms of democratisation outlined in the Potsdam Declaration. Many of Tokyo's special governmental characteristics disappeared during this time, and the wards took on an increasingly municipal status in the decades following the surrender.
Jonathan's (Japanese: ジョナサン) is a restaurant chain in Japan. The chain is a family-oriented business [1] that serves both American and Japanese cuisine. Jonathan's is owned by Skylark Holdings. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Vie de France Co., Ltd. (ヴィ・ド・フランス, Vi do Furansu) is a Japanese bakery chain owned by Yamazaki Baking.It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. [1]Its United States division is headquartered in the Tysons Corner CDP of unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, [2] [3] with operations (circa 2018) in Alexandria, Virginia, [4] [5] [6] Elmsford, New York, [7] and ...