McDonald's Japan founder Fujita dies

McDonald's Japan founder Fujita dies

TOKYO, Japan - Den Fujita (file photo), the founder and former president of McDonald's Co. (Japan), died April 21 of heart failure, company officials said April 26. He was 78. Fujita established the Japanese unit of the giant U.S. fast-food chain in 1971.

(1)McDonald's Japan Chairman Fujita to resign

(1)McDonald's Japan Chairman Fujita to resign

TOKYO, Japan - McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) Ltd. President Yasuyuki Yagi tells a news conference in Tokyo on March 5 that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Den Fujita will resign on March 28. Fujita, the founder of the U.S. fast-food restaurant chain in Japan, tendered his resignation to the board of McDonald's Japan earlier in the day, Yagi said.

(2)McDonald's Japan Chairman Fujita to resign

(2)McDonald's Japan Chairman Fujita to resign

TOKYO, Japan - McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) Ltd. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Den Fujita (in file photo) will resign on March 28, President Yasuyuki Yagi said on March 5.

Yagi to succeed Fujita as McDonald's Japan president

Yagi to succeed Fujita as McDonald's Japan president

TOKYO, Japan - McDonald's Co. (Japan) Ltd. President Den Fujita (L) and Deputy President Yasuyuki Yagi, who has been appointed to succeed Den, shake hands at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 20. The appointment will be formalized at a board of directors meeting in March 2002.

McDonald's makes solid debut on Jasdaq market

McDonald's makes solid debut on Jasdaq market

TOKYO, Japan - Den Fujita, president of McDonald's Co. (Japan) Ltd., speaks at a news conference July 26 in Tokyo following his company's solid debut on the Jasdaq over-the-counter market the same day. Boosted by popularity among individual investors, shares in the Japanese unit of the U.S. fast-food giant fetched 4,700 yen, 9% higher than its IPO price of 4,300 yen.

Half-price hamburgers beef up McDonald's sales+

Half-price hamburgers beef up McDonald's sales+

TOKYO, Feb. 28 Kyodo - Den Fujita, president of McDonald's Co. (Japan), beams with joy at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28. The Japanese unit of fast-food giant McDonald's Corp. of the United States said half-priced hamburgers boosted earnings last year, with its sales for 2000 expanding 9.3% on the year to a record high of 431.1 billion yen for the seventh straight yearly rise.

Yagi to succeed Fujita as McDonald's Japan president

Yagi to succeed Fujita as McDonald's Japan president

TOKYO, Japan - McDonald's Co. (Japan) Ltd. President Den Fujita (L) and Deputy President Yasuyuki Yagi, who has been appointed to succeed Den, shake hands at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 20. The appointment will be formalized at a board of directors meeting in March 2002.

(1)McDonald's Japan Chairman Fujita to resign

(1)McDonald's Japan Chairman Fujita to resign

TOKYO, Japan - McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) Ltd. President Yasuyuki Yagi tells a news conference in Tokyo on March 5 that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Den Fujita will resign on March 28. Fujita, the founder of the U.S. fast-food restaurant chain in Japan, tendered his resignation to the board of McDonald's Japan earlier in the day, Yagi said. (Kyodo)

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Den FUJITA - The president of McDonald Japan. (May 6, 1997)

McDonald's Japan founder Fujita dies

McDonald's Japan founder Fujita dies

TOKYO, Japan - Den Fujita (file photo), the founder and former president of McDonald's Co. (Japan), died April 21 of heart failure, company officials said April 26. He was 78. Fujita established the Japanese unit of the giant U.S. fast-food chain in 1971. (Kyodo)

(2)McDonald's Japan Chairman Fujita to resign

(2)McDonald's Japan Chairman Fujita to resign

TOKYO, Japan - McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) Ltd. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Den Fujita (in file photo) will resign on March 28, President Yasuyuki Yagi said on March 5. (Kyodo)

McDonald's makes solid debut on Jasdaq market

McDonald's makes solid debut on Jasdaq market

TOKYO, Japan - Den Fujita, president of McDonald's Co. (Japan) Ltd., speaks at a news conference July 26 in Tokyo following his company's solid debut on the Jasdaq over-the-counter market the same day. Boosted by popularity among individual investors, shares in the Japanese unit of the U.S. fast-food giant fetched 4,700 yen, 9% higher than its IPO price of 4,300 yen.

Half-price hamburgers beef up McDonald's sales+

Half-price hamburgers beef up McDonald's sales+

TOKYO, Feb. 28 Kyodo - Den Fujita, president of McDonald's Co. (Japan), beams with joy at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28. The Japanese unit of fast-food giant McDonald's Corp. of the United States said half-priced hamburgers boosted earnings last year, with its sales for 2000 expanding 9.3% on the year to a record high of 431.1 billion yen for the seventh straight yearly rise.