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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.

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Yoshinoya raises prices of 'gyudon' beef and rice

TOKYO, Japan - A worker at a restaurant of the Yoshinoya "gyudon" beef rice bowl chain in the Yurakucho shopping district in Tokyo replaces price lists on Dec. 17, 2014, to reflect price increases.

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Yoshinoya beef bowl shop opens in Defense Ministry

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera holds a bowl of "Yakitama-gyudon" (a beef dish with a fried egg on top) offered for a limited time at Japanese fast food chain Yoshinoya's newly opened outlet inside the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on April 24, 2014.

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H.K. Yoshinoya poster says 'no ingredients from Fukushima'

HONG KONG, China - A poster at a Hong Kong outlet of Japanese fast food chain Yoshinoya, famous for its "gyudon" beef bowls, stresses that it "absolutely does not use rice or other ingredients from Japan's Fukushima Prefecture," as seen in this photo taken on March 27, 2014. Rumors spread in Hong Kong that the restaurant's food is carcinogenic after Yoshinoya Holdings Co. in Japan announced in October 2013 it will grow rice and vegetables in a joint venture with farmers in Fukushima, home to the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex.

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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 to cut "gyudon" prices

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Yoshinoya's regular "gyudon" beef and rice bowl in Tokyo on April 10, 2013. Yoshinoya Holdings Co. said the same day it will cut gyudon prices on April 18 in response to the relaxation in February of restrictions on beef imports from the United States. The regular gyudon bowl price will be lowered by 100 yen to 280 yen.

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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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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.

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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 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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Ambassador Schieffer eats 'gyudon' with U.S. beef at Yoshinoya

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (R), together with his wife Susanne (L), eat a ''gyudon'' beef-on-rice dish containing U.S. beef at a Yoshinoya D&C Co. restaurant in Tokyo on Sept. 18 as the company resumed sales of the mainstay dish after two years and seven months of suspension over mad cow disease fears. (Pool photo)

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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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(2)Yoshinoya serves gyudon on anniversary of suspension

TOKYO, Japan - A woman customer takes a picture of a friend eating a ''gyudon'' beef-on-rice dish in Tokyo's Yurakucho district Feb. 11 as Yoshinoya D&C Co. revived its popular gyudon dishes for one day on the first anniversary of the dishes being pulled off the menu due to Japan's ban on American beef imports over mad cow disease.

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(3)Yoshinoya serves gyudon on anniversary of suspension

TOKYO, Japan - Customers crowd a Yoshinoya D&C Co. restaurant in Tokyo's Yurakucho district Feb. 11 as the company revived its popular gyudon beef-on-rice dishes for one day on the first anniversary of the dishes being pulled off the menu due to Japan's ban on American beef imports over mad cow disease.

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(1)Yoshinoya serves gyudon on anniversary of suspension

TOKYO, Japan - People line up in front of a Yoshinoya D&C Co. restaurant to take ''gyudon'' beef-on-rice dishes in Tokyo's Yurakucho district Feb. 11. The company revived its popular gyudon dishes for one day on the first anniversary of the dishes being pulled off the menu due to Japan's ban on American beef imports over mad cow disease.

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Restaurant chain revives beef-on-rice dish using Chinese meat

TOKYO, Japan - A woman enjoys a ''gyudon'' beef-on-rice dish at an outlet of Matsuya, Japan's second-largest restaurant chain serving the dish, in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Oct. 13 as the chain resumed selling the popular menu item after a six-month hiatus.

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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 serves 'gyudon' at food fair in Yokohama

TOKYO, Japan - People line up to buy ''gyudon'' beef-on-rice dishes served by Yoshinoya D&C Co. at the 2004 Japan Food Service Show at the Pacifico Yokohama on May 13. Yoshinoya served ''gyudon'' for the first time since it suspended them in February following Japan's ban on U.S. beef imports.

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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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Customers line up for last 'gyudon' at Yoshinoya outlets

TOKYO, Japan - Customers line up for ''gyudon'' beef-on-rice dishes at a Tokyo outlet of fast food chain Yoshinoya D&C Co. Feb. 10, the day before it is to halt serving the popular dish at most shops because stocks are depleted following Japan's import ban on U.S. beef.

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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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Sukiya restaurant chain runs out of beef

TOKYO, Japan - A customer eats one of the last ''gyudon'' (bowls of rice topped with beef) served at a Sukiya restaurant outlet in Tokyo on Feb. 5. Zensho Co., the operator of the chain, stopped serving ''gyudon'' later in the day after running out of stocks of the meat following the government's ban on U.S. beef. The Tokyo-based Zensho, which operates some 480 outlets across Japan, is the second major gyudon restaurant operator to remove beef dishes from its menus, following Nakau Co., which stopped serving them Monday.

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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 cuts price of beef-and-rice bowl

TOKYO, Japan - One of outlets in Tokyo of Yoshinoya D&C Co., Japan's largest operator of restaurants serving ''gyudon'' -- rice topped with seasoned beef -- puts up a banner August 1 showing it has cut the price of its regular-size gyudon to 280 yen from 400 yen. The company said it introduced the price cut at 424 outlets in eastern Japan after a similar cut at 365 outlets in western Japan on July 26.

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Restaurant chain revives beef-on-rice dish using Chinese meat

TOKYO, Japan - A woman enjoys a ''gyudon'' beef-on-rice dish at an outlet of Matsuya, Japan's second-largest restaurant chain serving the dish, in Tokyo's Shinjuku area on Oct. 13 as the chain resumed selling the popular menu item after a six-month hiatus. (Kyodo)

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(2)Yoshinoya serves gyudon on anniversary of suspension

TOKYO, Japan - A woman customer takes a picture of a friend eating a ''gyudon'' beef-on-rice dish in Tokyo's Yurakucho district Feb. 11 as Yoshinoya D&C Co. revived its popular gyudon dishes for one day on the first anniversary of the dishes being pulled off the menu due to Japan's ban on American beef imports over mad cow disease. (Kyodo)

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(1)Yoshinoya serves gyudon on anniversary of suspension

TOKYO, Japan - People line up in front of a Yoshinoya D&C Co. restaurant to take ''gyudon'' beef-on-rice dishes in Tokyo's Yurakucho district Feb. 11. The company revived its popular gyudon dishes for one day on the first anniversary of the dishes being pulled off the menu due to Japan's ban on American beef imports over mad cow disease. (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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Ambassador Schieffer eats 'gyudon' with U.S. beef at Yoshinoya

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (R), together with his wife Susanne (L), eat a ''gyudon'' beef-on-rice dish containing U.S. beef at a Yoshinoya D&C Co. restaurant in Tokyo on Sept. 18 as the company resumed sales of the mainstay dish after two years and seven months of suspension over mad cow disease fears. (Pool photo)(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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(3)Yoshinoya serves gyudon on anniversary of suspension

TOKYO, Japan - Customers crowd a Yoshinoya D&C Co. restaurant in Tokyo's Yurakucho district Feb. 11 as the company revived its popular gyudon beef-on-rice dishes for one day on the first anniversary of the dishes being pulled off the menu due to Japan's ban on American beef imports over mad cow disease. (Kyodo)

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Yoshinoya serves 'gyudon' at food fair in Yokohama

TOKYO, Japan - People line up to buy ''gyudon'' beef-on-rice dishes served by Yoshinoya D&C Co. at the 2004 Japan Food Service Show at the Pacifico Yokohama on May 13. Yoshinoya served ''gyudon'' for the first time since it suspended them in February following Japan's ban on U.S. beef imports. (Kyodo)

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Customers line up for last 'gyudon' at Yoshinoya outlets

TOKYO, Japan - Customers line up for ''gyudon'' beef-on-rice dishes at a Tokyo outlet of fast food chain Yoshinoya D&C Co. Feb. 10, the day before it is to halt serving the popular dish at most shops because stocks are depleted following Japan's import ban on U.S. beef. (Kyodo)

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Sukiya restaurant chain runs out of beef

TOKYO, Japan - A customer eats one of the last ''gyudon'' (bowls of rice topped with beef) served at a Sukiya restaurant outlet in Tokyo on Feb. 5. Zensho Co., the operator of the chain, stopped serving ''gyudon'' later in the day after running out of stocks of the meat following the government's ban on U.S. beef. The Tokyo-based Zensho, which operates some 480 outlets across Japan, is the second major gyudon restaurant operator to remove beef dishes from its menus, following Nakau Co., which stopped serving them Monday. (Kyodo)

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Beef bowl chain Yoshinoya launches vegetable rice dish

A model presents a bowl of Yoshinoya Co.'s new "veggie-don," a rice bowl topped with 11 kinds of vegetables to be added to the famous "gyudon" beef bowl restaurant chain's menu, during a press event in Tokyo on May 14, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yoshinoya beef rice bowl chain begins bistro service at selected shops

A waitress at a Tokyo outlet of Yoshinoya Co. known for its low-priced "gyudon" rice bowl topped with beef serves beer on April 20, 2015, at the start of bistro service in the evening. Yoshinoya will increase the number of its restaurants offering the service, under which alcoholic beverages and snacks are provided, to about 300 by the end of June, or around 30 percent of the total. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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)

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Yoshinoya raises prices of 'gyudon' beef and rice

TOKYO, Japan - A worker at a restaurant of the Yoshinoya "gyudon" beef rice bowl chain in the Yurakucho shopping district in Tokyo replaces price lists on Dec. 17, 2014, to reflect price increases. (Kyodo)

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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)

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"Gyudon" beef bowl

Photo taken on April 2, 2015, shows a "gyudon" beef bowl served at a Sukiya gyudon chain restaurant in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. Gyudon consists of a bowl of rice topped with beef and onion simmered in a slightly sweet soy sauce-based broth. (Kyodo) ==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 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)

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Yoshinoya cuts price of beef-and-rice bowl

TOKYO, Japan - One of outlets in Tokyo of Yoshinoya D&C Co., Japan's largest operator of restaurants serving ''gyudon'' -- rice topped with seasoned beef -- puts up a banner August 1 showing it has cut the price of its regular-size gyudon to 280 yen from 400 yen. The company said it introduced the price cut at 424 outlets in eastern Japan after a similar cut at 365 outlets in western Japan on July 26.