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Yoshinoya incurs net loss of 108 mil. yen in Sept.-Nov. qtr

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Abe, president of restaurant chain operator Yoshinoya D&C Co., announces Dec. 27 that the company fell into the red, with a group net loss of 108 million yen, in the September-November period as a result of Japan's continued import ban on American beef.

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PM Abe meets with Nobel winner Nakamura

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) meets with Shuji Nakamura, one of the three winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Physics, at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2014. Abe hailed Nakamura's achievements, which were made while he worked for a local chemical firm, saying the researcher "has encouraged those who continue studying in regional areas."

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Yoshinoya to cut "gyudon" prices

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Shuji Abe (L), chairman of Yoshinoya Holdings Co., and actress Saki Aibu in Tokyo on April 10, 2013. The company said the same day it will cut "gyudon" beef and rice bowl prices on April 18 in response to the relaxation in February of restrictions on beef imports from the United States.

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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.

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Dazai's scripts found in ceramic artist's home in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows what is believed to be an unreleased poem by the legendary novelist Osamu Dazai that was made available on June 19, the centennial of his birth, together with 27 other similar writings. The writings, also including dramas, were discovered in May at the Tokyo home of ceramic artist Wato Abe, whose father Gosei was a friend of Dazai's. The poems were dated July 3, 1925, and bore an alias of Dazai's real name, Shuji Tsushima.

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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.

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Yoshinoya swings back into black in 1st half

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Abe, president of restaurant chain Yoshinoya D&C Co., briefs reporters on the company's earnings report for the first half of the current business year in Tokyo on Oct. 6.

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Yoshinoya resumes 'gyudon' beef bowl sales after 3-year hiatus

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Abe, president of fast-food restaurant chain Yoshinoya D&C Co., speaks with reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 18 as the company resumed sales of ''gyudon'' beef-on-rice dishes the same day, about two years and seven months after removing the mainstay dish from its menu due to Japan's ban on U.S. beef imports over fear of mad cow disease.

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Yoshinoya to resume gyudon beef bowl sales Sept. 18

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Abe, president of fast-food restaurant chain Yoshinoya D&C Co., poses during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 6. Abe announced that his company will resume sales of ''gyudon'' bowls of rice topped with seasoned beef using U.S. beef on Sept. 18 for the first time in 19 months.

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Yoshinoya to slip into red in FY 2004 on sales decline

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Abe, president of Yoshinoya D&C Co., Japan's No. 1 chain serving ''gyudon'' beef-on-rice dishes, said in Tokyo on June 30 the company now expects a consolidated net loss of 1.88 billion yen in fiscal 2004, a setback from its earlier forecast of a 3.16 billion yen net profit, because of dwindling sales.

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Yoshinoya net profit down 33% in FY 2003

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Abe, president of ''gyudon'' chain Yoshinoya D&C Co., said in Tokyo April 9 the firm's consolidated net profit fell 33.8% in fiscal 2003 from the previous year to 5.69 billion yen. Yoshinoya stopped serving the beef-on-rice dish Feb. 11 after its beef stocks ran out due to Japan's import ban on U.S. beef.

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Yoshinoya cuts earnings forecast for FY 2003

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Abe, president of Yoshinoya D&C Co., Japan's No. 1 chain serving ''gyudon'' beef-on-rice dish, briefs reporters at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on March 26 about the company's downgraded earnings forecast for the fiscal year ended Feb. 29. Abe said the government ban on U.S. beef imports dealt a blow to the company's business.

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Yoshinoya launches campaign to promote pork dish sales

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Abe (C), president of restaurant chain Yoshinoya D&C Co., joins kitchen staff in a five-day campaign the company launched March 11 to promote its ''butadon'' pork-on-rice dishes, which it introduced after running out of beef in February because of an import ban sparked by mad cow disease.

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Yoshinoya to halt 'gyudon' sales on Feb. 11

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Abe (R), president of Yoshinoya D&C Co., Japan's No. 1 chain serving the beef-on-rice dish known as ''gyudon,'' speaks to reporters at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo's Nihombashi district on Feb. 9. Abe said the company will stop serving gyudon at almost all of its outlets across the nation on Feb. 11 as its stocks of beef are about to run out in the wake of Japan's ban on imports of U.S. beef.

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Yoshinoya may remove 'gyudon' beef bowls from menu

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Abe, president of fast-food chain Yoshinoya D&C Co. tells reporters at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 30 that the company will remove its ''gyudon'' beef bowls from the menu if Japan's current ban on U.S. beef imports continues.

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Yoshinoya marks opening of 1st N.Y. outlet

NEW YORK, United States - Shuji Abe, president of Yoshinoya D&C Co., operator of Japan's Yoshinoya fast-food restaurant chain, addresses a ceremony at a New York hotel Dec. 17 marking the opening of its first outlet in the city. The New York shop is Yoshinoya's 1,000th store in the world.

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Yoshinoya marks opening of 1st N.Y. outlet

NEW YORK, United States - Shuji Abe, president of Yoshinoya D&C Co., operator of Japan's Yoshinoya fast-food restaurant chain, addresses a ceremony at a New York hotel Dec. 17 marking the opening of its first outlet in the city. The New York shop is Yoshinoya's 1,000th store in the world.

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Yoshinoya incurs net loss of 108 mil. yen in Sept.-Nov. qtr

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Abe, president of restaurant chain operator Yoshinoya D&C Co., announces Dec. 27 that the company fell into the red, with a group net loss of 108 million yen, in the September-November period as a result of Japan's continued import ban on American beef. (Kyodo)

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Yoshinoya to resume gyudon beef bowl sales Sept. 18

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Abe, president of fast-food restaurant chain Yoshinoya D&C Co., poses during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 6. Abe announced that his company will resume sales of ''gyudon'' bowls of rice topped with seasoned beef using U.S. beef on Sept. 18 for the first time in 19 months. (Kyodo)

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Yoshinoya resumes 'gyudon' beef bowl sales after 3-year hiatus

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Abe, president of fast-food restaurant chain Yoshinoya D&C Co., speaks with reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 18 as the company resumed sales of ''gyudon'' beef-on-rice dishes the same day, about two years and seven months after removing the mainstay dish from its menu due to Japan's ban on U.S. beef imports over fear of mad cow disease. (Kyodo)

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Yoshinoya swings back into black in 1st half

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Abe, president of restaurant chain Yoshinoya D&C Co., briefs reporters on the company's earnings report for the first half of the current business year in Tokyo on Oct. 6. (Kyodo)

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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)

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Dazai's scripts found in ceramic artist's home in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows what is believed to be an unreleased poem by the legendary novelist Osamu Dazai that was made available on June 19, the centennial of his birth, together with 27 other similar writings. The writings, also including dramas, were discovered in May at the Tokyo home of ceramic artist Wato Abe, whose father Gosei was a friend of Dazai's. The poems were dated July 3, 1925, and bore an alias of Dazai's real name, Shuji Tsushima. (Kyodo)

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PM Abe meets with Nobel winner Nakamura

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) meets with Shuji Nakamura, one of the three winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Physics, at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2014. Abe hailed Nakamura's achievements, which were made while he worked for a local chemical firm, saying the researcher "has encouraged those who continue studying in regional areas." (Kyodo)

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Yoshinoya to slip into red in FY 2004 on sales decline

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Abe, president of Yoshinoya D&C Co., Japan's No. 1 chain serving ''gyudon'' beef-on-rice dishes, said in Tokyo on June 30 the company now expects a consolidated net loss of 1.88 billion yen in fiscal 2004, a setback from its earlier forecast of a 3.16 billion yen net profit, because of dwindling sales. (Kyodo)

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Yoshinoya net profit down 33% in FY 2003

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Abe, president of ''gyudon'' chain Yoshinoya D&C Co., said in Tokyo April 9 the firm's consolidated net profit fell 33.8% in fiscal 2003 from the previous year to 5.69 billion yen. Yoshinoya stopped serving the beef-on-rice dish Feb. 11 after its beef stocks ran out due to Japan's import ban on U.S. beef. (Kyodo)

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Yoshinoya cuts earnings forecast for FY 2003

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Abe, president of Yoshinoya D&C Co., Japan's No. 1 chain serving ''gyudon'' beef-on-rice dish, briefs reporters at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on March 26 about the company's downgraded earnings forecast for the fiscal year ended Feb. 29. Abe said the government ban on U.S. beef imports dealt a blow to the company's business. (Kyodo)

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Yoshinoya launches campaign to promote pork dish sales

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Abe (C), president of restaurant chain Yoshinoya D&C Co., joins kitchen staff in a five-day campaign the company launched March 11 to promote its ''butadon'' pork-on-rice dishes, which it introduced after running out of beef in February because of an import ban sparked by mad cow disease. (Kyodo)

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Yoshinoya to halt 'gyudon' sales on Feb. 11

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Abe (R), president of Yoshinoya D&C Co., Japan's No. 1 chain serving the beef-on-rice dish known as ''gyudon,'' speaks to reporters at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo's Nihombashi district on Feb. 9. Abe said the company will stop serving gyudon at almost all of its outlets across the nation on Feb. 11 as its stocks of beef are about to run out in the wake of Japan's ban on imports of U.S. beef. (Kyodo)

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Yoshinoya may remove 'gyudon' beef bowls from menu

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Abe, president of fast-food chain Yoshinoya D&C Co. tells reporters at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 30 that the company will remove its ''gyudon'' beef bowls from the menu if Japan's current ban on U.S. beef imports continues. (Kyodo)