TOKYO -- Watami, one of Japan's biggest restaurant operators, is set to receive about 10 billion yen ($92.5 million) in financing from the Development Bank of Japan as the company seeks to change its business model and adapt to the new normal, Nikkei has learned.
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Japan pub operator Watami lands $90m in first test of state aid
Development Bank of Japan program aims to help restaurants adapt to pandemic
Watami, one of Japan's biggest pub chain operators, is expected to report a net loss of 11.6 billion yen for the year ended March.
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