Chinese fast-food chains find an eager market in Japan

New eateries expanding fast, offering authentic regional cuisine

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Customers, mainly Chinese, form a long line in front of the Shaxian Snacks restaurant in Tokyo's Takadanobaba district.

RYOSUKE EGUCHI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Not long ago, most Chinese restaurants in Japan were small family-run businesses. But that appears to be changing, as popular fast-food chains from China are popping up on the streets of Tokyo and elsewhere.

These locations are often packed with Chinese people living in or visiting Japan, craving true Chinese cooking while abroad. But Japanese, too, are experiencing the joy of discovering unfamiliar specialties from various regions in China.

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