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Mister Donut operator chief

Tetsuya Wada, head of the Mister Donut doughnut store chain, owned by Japanese professional cleaning and fast food conglomerate Duskin Co., holds a doughnut during an interview in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 5, 2024.

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Duskin offers 'Hello Kitty' housecleaning set

OSAKA, Japan - Duskin Co. put on sale across Japan on Oct. 14, 2014, a boxed set of housecleaning tools featuring Sanrio Co.'s popular "Hello Kitty" character. The cleaning tool rental service provider sells the six-item set for 1,188 yen.

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Mister Donut to substantially alter recipes

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken April 9, 2013, in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, shows current Mister Donut products (L) and new products to be put on sale by the U.S.-founded donut chain on April 26. Duskin Co., operator of the donut chain, said it will substantially change its donut recipes to help cope with sluggish sales, marking the first such major change since 1971 when the chain opened its first outlet in Japan.

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Japanese-style doughnut shop in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - An employee holds up a steamed doughnut and a hot drink at doughnut shop ''wakka'' outlet, operated by Duskin Co., in Osaka on Feb. 15, 2011, during a media preview event ahead of the store's opening on Feb. 17.

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Rival doughnut makers to open outlets in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Duskin Co., Japanese operator of doughnut chain Mister Donut, gives a media preview of its ''Cafe Andonand'' outlet in Osaka's Chuo Ward on April 27, 2010, its first outlet in the Kansai region, ahead of the official opening on April 29.

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Duskin, Mos Food announce capital, business alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Hideyuki Ito (L), president of Duskin Co., a provider of cleaning services and operator of the Mister Donut chain, and Atsushi Sakurada, president of hamburger restaurant chain operator Mos Food Services Inc., shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 20 at which they announced a capital and business alliance between the two companies.

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Women execs clean up the mess at scandal-hit firms

OSAKA, Japan - Yoshiko Sakamoto (R), Duskin Co.'s female managing director, and Nobuko Hiwasa (Left), Snow Brand Milk Products Co.'s outside managing director, speak on corporate ethics at a forum in the town of Kobuchisawa, Yamanashi Prefecture.

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Duskin ex-chairman held over misuse of 180 mil. yen

OSAKA, Japan - Hideyuki Ito, president of Duskin Co., bows at a press conference at the company's head office in Fuita, Osaka Prefecture, on June 4 to apologize for the arrest of former chairman Koji Chiba, suspected of misusing 180 million yen of the company's money.

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Duskin ex-chairman arrested for misusing firm's money

TOKYO, Japan - Investigators from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office enter the home of former Duskin Co. Chairman Koji Chiba in Mono, Osaka Prefecture, on June 4 to search for evidence, suspecting he misused 180 million yen in company money.

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Stones found in Mister Donut dumplings

OSAKA, Japan - A notice put up at a Mister Donut shop in Osaka on Sept. 28 tells customers that Chinese-made dumplings have been withdrawn and replaced with another product. Duskin Co., operator of the Mister Donut chain, said small stones were found in the product produced at a factory in Xiamen, China.

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Duskin, Mos Food announce capital, business alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Hideyuki Ito (L), president of Duskin Co., a provider of cleaning services and operator of the Mister Donut chain, and Atsushi Sakurada, president of hamburger restaurant chain operator Mos Food Services Inc., shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 20 at which they announced a capital and business alliance between the two companies. (Kyodo)

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Duskin ex-chairman arrested for misusing firm's money

TOKYO, Japan - Investigators from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office enter the home of former Duskin Co. Chairman Koji Chiba in Mono, Osaka Prefecture, on June 4 to search for evidence, suspecting he misused 180 million yen in company money. (Kyodo)

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Mister Donut's "cotton snow candy" desserts

Mister Donut's "cotton snow candy" (green tea flavor) is shown in this photo taken on May 26, 2015. Duskin Co., operator of the donut chain, announced the same day it will start the sales of the desserts in new flavors from the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Doughnut chain renovates shops to keep customers

Photo taken on Oct. 20, 2015, shows a renovated Mister Donut shop in the western Japanese city of Nishinomiya that has a glass-walled kitchen to enable customers to see the cooking process. Shoppers can also directly choose items from the rack. Chain operator Duskin Co. is renovating shops to differentiate them from convenience stores. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Doughnut chain introducing glass-walled kitchen

An employee of a Mister Donut shop in the western Japanese city of Nishinomiya makes doughnuts in a glass-walled kitchen on Oct. 20, 2015. Duskin Co., the chain operator, is renovating kitchens to enable customers to see the cooking process. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Duskin opens donut, housecleaning museum in Osaka

A staff member demonstrates how visitors can try out various types of Duskin Co. housecleaning goods at the "Osoji Kan" on the second floor of "Duskin Museum" in Osaka Prefecture's Suita, during a press preview on Sept. 29, 2015, ahead of its Oct. 1 opening. On the 1st floor is a donut museum as Duskin operates the Mister Donut chain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Duskin opens donut museum in Osaka Pref.

A staff member demonstrates how visitors can experience donut making at the "Misudo Museum" on the first floor of "Duskin Museum" in Osaka Prefecture's Suita, during a press preview on Sept. 29, 2015, ahead of its Oct. 1 opening. Duskin Co. is the operator of the Mister Donut chain, known as "Misudo" for short. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Women execs clean up the mess at scandal-hit firms

OSAKA, Japan - Yoshiko Sakamoto (R), Duskin Co.'s female managing director, and Nobuko Hiwasa (Left), Snow Brand Milk Products Co.'s outside managing director, speak on corporate ethics at a forum in the town of Kobuchisawa, Yamanashi Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Rival doughnut makers to open outlets in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Duskin Co., Japanese operator of doughnut chain Mister Donut, gives a media preview of its ''Cafe Andonand'' outlet in Osaka's Chuo Ward on April 27, 2010, its first outlet in the Kansai region, ahead of the official opening on April 29. (Kyodo)

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Japanese-style doughnut shop in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - An employee holds up a steamed doughnut and a hot drink at doughnut shop ''wakka'' outlet, operated by Duskin Co., in Osaka on Feb. 15, 2011, during a media preview event ahead of the store's opening on Feb. 17. (Kyodo)

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50th anniversary of Mister Donut's operation in Japan

Ririka Abo, who heads fast-food franchise Mister Donut's outlet in Minoo, Osaka Prefecture, poses for a photo at the shop on July 13, 2020. Duskin Co., the U.S.-born franchise's Japanese operator, decided to launch a doughnut business in Japan in 1970 and opened its first shop in the western Japan city in April 1971.

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50th anniversary of Mister Donut's operation in Japan

Photo taken July 13, 2020, shows a panel looking back at the 50-year history of fast-food franchise Mister Donut's operations in Japan at the chain's first shop in the country in Minoo, Osaka Prefecture. Duskin Co., the U.S.-born franchise's Japanese operator, decided to launch a doughnut business in Japan in 1970 and opened its first shop in the western Japan city in April 1971.

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Stones found in Mister Donut dumplings

OSAKA, Japan - A notice put up at a Mister Donut shop in Osaka on Sept. 28 tells customers that Chinese-made dumplings have been withdrawn and replaced with another product. Duskin Co., operator of the Mister Donut chain, said small stones were found in the product produced at a factory in Xiamen, China. (Kyodo)