History (Overseas)

The U.S. subsidiary Yoshinoya USA, Inc. is established in Denver for beef procurement.

In response to the beef export ban, Yoshinoya USA, Inc. opens its first restaurant in Denver, Colorado, offering Gyudon under the name “beef bowl.”

YOSHINOYA WEST, INC. (currently YOSHINOYA AMERICA, INC.) is established to introduce Yoshinoya restaurants to the west coast of the U.S.

The first Yoshinoya restaurant in Los Angeles (the 7th store) opens.

YOSHINOYA CO., LTD. files for corporate reorganization proceedings.

Yoshinoya West files a petition for relief under the Bankruptcy Code to the United States.
District Court in Los Angeles to make a restart with the number of its restaurants reduced to nine.

The rehabilitation plan for Yoshinoya West is approved.

Yoshinoya West resumes restaurant launches as it opens the Pasadena Store.

Yoshinoya West completes its corporate rehabilitation.
It takes the first step towards expanding its business operations as it takes over Yoshinoya USA, Inc.

Taiwan Yoshinoya Co., Ltd. Is established in a bid to introduce Yoshinoya restaurants to the Asian market.

The first Yoshinoya restaurant in Taiwan, the Guanqian Store, opens in Taipei.

Yoshinoya Fast Foods (Hong Kong) Limited is established.

Yoshinoya’s first restaurant in Hong Kong opens in Wan Chai Hop Hing Centre.

Yoshinoya renovates its counter style restaurant in Taiwan into a walk-up style where it launches a demonstration experiment.
At the same time, Teriyaki Chicken Bowl, offered in Los Angeles, is launched at the Shilin Store.

Yoshinoya West’s 50th restaurant opens in South Pomona.

Yoshinoya’s first restaurant in Beijing opens. The Wangfujing restaurant is spotlighted for its food court style.

The first Yoshinoya restaurant in the Philippines opens in Robinson Galleria.

The construction of Yoshinoya West’s head office building is completed.
Yoshinoya College, an international training center, opens in the building.

Taiwan Yoshinoya Co., Ltd. revamped its restaurant from a counter style store into a walk-up style store.

The first Yoshinoya restaurant in Liaoning, the Shenyang Central Street Store, opens.

The first Yoshinoya franchise restaurant in Indonesia opens in Pondok Indah Mall.

The first Yoshinoya franchise restaurant in Thailand opens in Future Park, Bang Khae.

The first Yoshinoya franchise restaurant in South Korea opens in Gangnam Station.

The first and second Yoshinoya restaurants in Singapore open at the same time, the first in Ngee Ann City and the second in Scotts Picnic.

Yoshinoya terminates its franchise agreement in Thailand.

Yoshinoya terminates its franchise agreement in South Korea.

Yoshinoya terminates its franchise agreement in Indonesia.

Yoshinoya resumes restaurant launches in the Philippines as it opens its first franchise restaurant, the MRT Metro Point Store, in the country.

The first Yoshinoya restaurant in New York, the Times Square 42nd Street Store, opens.

Shanghai Yoshinoya Fast Foods Co., Ltd. is established.

The first Yoshinoya restaurant in Shanghai, the Nanjing East Road Sincere Store, established in a joint venture, opens.

The first Yoshinoya franchise restaurant in Inner Mongolia, the Weiteli Store, opens.

The first and second Yoshinoya franchise restaurants in Malaysia open at the same time, the first in Mid Valley Megamall Store and the second in One Utama.

Shenzhen Yoshinoya Fast Foods Co., Ltd. is established.
The first Yoshinoya franchise restaurant in Australia, the Darlinghurst Store, opens.
The first Yoshinoya restaurant in Shenzhen, established in a joint venture, opens on the Huafa North Road.

Fujian Yoshinoya Fast Foods Co., Ltd. is established.

The first Yoshinoya restaurant in Fujian, the Yuanhongcheng Store, established in a joint venture, opens.

Yoshinoya International Co., Ltd. is established with a view towards further expansion of the Yoshinoya business in Asia.

The franchise agreements in Australia and Malaysia are terminated.

YOSHINOYA AMERICA, INC. launches its 100th restaurant.

Yoshinoya resumes restaurant launches in Indonesia as it opens its first franchise restaurant in the country in Grand Indonesia.

The first Hanamaru Udon store in Shanghai opens in Shanghai Metro City.

Yoshinoya resumes restaurant launches in Thailand as it opens its first franchise restaurant in the country in Central Plaza Ladprao.

The first Yoshinoya franchise restaurant in Heilongjiang/Jilin opens in Edmonton.

The 500th overseas Yoshinoya restaurant opens.

The first Yoshinoya franchise restaurant in Cambodia opens in King’s Road.

The first Yoshinoya restaurant in Qingdao opens in Qingdao AEON.

YOSHINOYA F&B MANAGEMENT (WUHAN) CO., LTD. is established.
ASIA YOSHINOYA INTERNATIONAL SDN.BHD. is established.

YOSHINOYA HANAMARU MALAYSIA SDN.BHD. is established.
The first Yoshinoya restaurant in Wuhan opens. At the same time, Hanamaru Udon launches its restaurant in the same location, AEON Mall Wuhan Jinyintan.

Yoshinoya resumes restaurant launches in Malaysia as it opens its first restaurant in a joint venture in the country, together with a Hanamaru Udon restaurant, in Mid Valley Megamall.

YOSHINOYA China Holdings Co., Ltd. is established.

The first Hanamaru Udon restaurant in Qingdao, the Qingdao AEON Store, opens.

ASIA YOSHINOYA INTERNATIONAL SDN.BHD. acquires all shares of Yoshinoya (S) Pte. Ltd.

The first Hanamaru Udon restaurant in Fujian, the Xiamen One Park Store, opens.

The company takes over Yoshinoya International Co., Ltd.

The first Yoshinoya franchise restaurant in Qinghai, the Qinghai Fangzhipin Store, opens.

Yoshinoya (Sichuan) F&B Management Co., Ltd. is established.

The first Yoshinoya restaurant in Chengdu, established in a joint venture, opens in Chengdu Times Parkson.

Yoshinoya F&B Management (Chongqing) Co., Ltd. is established.

YOSHINOYA INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED is established.

The first Yoshinoya restaurant in Chongqing opens in Long Hu Bei Cheng Tian Jie.

Hanamaru F&B Management (Shenzen) Co., Ltd. is established.

Jiangxi Yoshinoya F&B Management Co., Ltd. and Tianjin Hop Hing Yoshinoya F&B Co., Ltd. are established.

The first Hanamaru Udon restaurant in Shenzen, the Shenzen Link City Store, opens.

The first Hanamaru Udon restaurant in Indonesia opens in Lippo Mall Puri.

The first Yoshinoya restaurant in Jiangxi, established in a joint venture, opens in Nanchang Causeway Bay Plaza.

The first Yoshinoya restaurant in Henan, established in a joint venture, opens on Zi Jing Shan Rd.

The number of the Yoshinoya franchise restaurants in Indonesia tops 100.

The first Yoshinoya restaurant in Anhui, established in a joint venture, opens in Parkson Shopping Center (Hefei).

The first Yoshinoya franchise restaurant in Vietnam opens in Ly Tu Trong.

The first Yoshinoya franchise restaurant in Yunnan, the Spring City 66 Store, opens.

The first Yoshinoya franchise restaurant in Mongolia, The One Store, opens.

YOSHINOYA HOLDINGS CO., LTD. transfers all shares of SUSHI KING SDN.BHD. to SUSHI KING HOLDINGS SDN.BHD.

Tianjin Hop Hing Yoshinoya Food Industry Co., Ltd. is established.

Hop Hing Yoshinoya (Canton) Fast Foods Co., Ltd. is established.

Jiangsu Yoshinoya Fast Foods Co., Ltd. is established.
The first Setagaya restaurant in South Korea, the Shinsegae Department Store Daegu Store, opens.

The first Bariuma restaurant in Scotland, the Edinburgh Cockburn Street Store, opens.