ILEA001103044: Yoshinoya serves 'gyudon' at food fair in Yokohama

Yoshinoya to raise beef bowl price 27% to 380 yen

TOKYO, Japan - President Yasutaka Kawamura of Yoshinoya Holdings Co. says in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2014, the "gyudon" beef bowl restaurant chain operator will raise the price of a regular-size bowl by 80 yen or 27% to 380 yen on Dec. 17 to cope with rising U.S. beef prices due chiefly to the weaker yen. (Kyodo)

Yoshinoya to raise beef bowl price 27% to 380 yen

TOKYO, Japan - President Yasutaka Kawamura of Yoshinoya Holdings Co. says in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2014, the "gyudon" beef bowl restaurant chain operator will raise the price of a regular-size bowl by 80 yen or 27% to 380 yen on Dec. 17 to cope with rising U.S. beef prices due chiefly to the weaker yen.

19th anniv. of nerve gas attack

TOKYO, Japan - Shizue Takahashi (L) prays during a memorial service at Tokyo Metro Co.'s Kasumigaseki station on March 20, 2014, the 19th anniversary of the AUM Shinrikyo cult's deadly sarin nerve gas attack that killed 13 and injured over 6,000 people at subway stations in central Tokyo, including Kasumigaseki. The 13 victims included Takahashi's husband, Kazumasa, who was an official at Kasumigaseki station at the time and died after disposing of a plastic bag containing sarin in liquid form. (Pool photo)

Dollar surges vs. yen

TOKYO, Japan - A display at a Tokyo office of money broker Gaitame.com Co. shows the U.S. dollar trading above the 100 yen line on May 10, 2013. The U.S. currency broke the psychological threshold of 100 yen for the first time in roughly four years in New York the previous day, and continued to rise in Tokyo on May 10, briefly topping the 101 yen line. (Photo taken with fisheye lens)

Yoshinoya picks new president

TOKYO, Japan - Yasutaka Kawamura (L), director of Yoshinoya Holdings Co., speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on June 26, 2012. The operator of a "gyudon" beef bowl restaurant chain announced the same day Kawamura will become president, replacing Shuji Abe (R) in the first change in its presidency in 20 years.

Gyudon in flight

TOKYO, Japan - Flight attendants hold trays of ''gyudon,'' Japanese-style beef and rice in a bowl, at Haneda airport in Tokyo on March 1, 2012. Japan Airlines said it will serve the dish from Yoshinoya Holdings Co. on some international flights.

Gyudon in flight

TOKYO, Japan - Flight attendants hold trays of ''gyudon,'' Japanese-style beef and rice in a bowl, at Haneda airport in Tokyo on March 1, 2012. Japan Airlines said it will serve the dish from Yoshinoya Holdings Co. on some international flights. (Kyodo)

Yoshinoya may adopt regional pricing policy

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Abe, president of Yoshinoya D&C Co., a leading Japanese ''gyudon'' beef bowl restaurant chain, said in an interview with Kyodo News on Sept. 25 that the company may introduce a regional pricing policy with different prices charged for the same menu items in accordance with regional markets.

Yoshinoya may adopt regional pricing policy

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Abe, president of Yoshinoya D&C Co., a leading Japanese ''gyudon'' beef bowl restaurant chain, said in an interview with Kyodo News on Sept. 25 that the company may introduce a regional pricing policy with different prices charged for the same menu items in accordance with regional markets. (Kyodo)

JVC to have president not from Matsushita for 1st time in 13 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - Victor Co. of Japan Managing Director Kunihiko Sato (R) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 30 following his promotion to the presidency. He will be the company's first president in 13 years who is not from its parent Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Seated to the left is incumbent President Masahiko Terada, who will become a special adviser.

Yoshinoya serves 'gyudon' at food fair in Yokohama