TOKYO -- Overseas eateries now make up a sizable chunk of locations of Japan's major restaurant operators, which have increasingly expanded abroad to offset the weak yen.
Overseas locations will soon outnumber branches back home, Nikkei tally shows

Japan's Skylark Holdings will build a chain of 50 shabu-shabu hot-pot restaurants in the U.S. by 2027. (Skylark Group)
TOKYO -- Overseas eateries now make up a sizable chunk of locations of Japan's major restaurant operators, which have increasingly expanded abroad to offset the weak yen.