Japanese sushi chains build up an appetite for overseas expansion

Food & Beverage

Companies look beyond constrained home market to the rest of Asia and beyond

A Sushiro outlet in Kuala Lumpur, which opened in February: Sushiro owner Food & Life is expanding its network of restaurants mainly in Asia. (Food & Life) 

YURIKA YONEDA

August 19, 2025 11:34 JST

TOKYO — Japanese conveyor belt sushi chains are setting ambitious overseas expansion targets, as they seek to move outside their home market where growth prospects are limited by a declining population.