*The "dining halls and restaurants" segment includes family restaurants, dining halls, and menu (fixed meal) restaurants.
**The "specialty restaurants" segment includes Japanese-style restaurants, Chinese-style restaurants, Korean-style barbecue restaurants (yakiniku), and other types of specialty restaurants.
***The "other types of dining places" segment includes such places as fast food hamburger shops, and okonomiyaki shops.
Figures have been rounded.
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Number of companies in the restaurant industry in Japan 2024, by segment
In 2024, there were approximately thousand businesses classified under the “specialty restaurants” segment in the restaurant industry in Japan. This was the industry segment with the highest number of companies.
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