McDonald's first restaurant chain to surpass ¥500 billion in sales

McDonald's first restaurant chain to surpass ¥500 billion in sales: "McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) said Thursday that sales at its network of shops are likely to top ¥500 billion in the 2008 business year, making it the first restaurant chain in Japan to surpass half a trillion yen in annual sales.
The U.S. fast food chain opened its first shop in Japan in Tokyo's posh Ginza district in July 1971.