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Headquarters in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture
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Native name | くら寿司株式会社 |
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| TYO: 2695 | |
| Industry | Foodservice |
| Founded | November 1995; 28 years ago (1995-11) |
| Headquarters | Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
Number of locations | 649 (2023) |
Area served | Japan |
Key people | Kunihiko Tanaka (president) |
| Revenue |  ¥211.4 billion (2023) |
| ¥0.863 billion (2023) | |
| Website | kurasushi |
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| Company type | Public |
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| Nasdaq: KRUS (Class A) Russell 2000 Index component | |
| Founded | 2008; 16 years ago (2008) |
| Headquarters | Irvine, California, United States |
Number of locations | 33 (2021) |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Hajime Uba (chairman and CEO) |
| Revenue | US$64.89 million (2021) |
| US$−10.30 million (2021) | |
| Owner | Kura Sushi, Inc. (76% voting power) |
| Website | kurasushi |
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Native name | 亞洲藏壽司股份有限公司 |
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| Company type | Public |
| TPEx: 2754 | |
| Founded | January 21, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-01-21) |
| Headquarters | Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan |
Number of locations | 45 (2022) |
Area served | Taiwan |
Key people | Kentaro Nishikawa (chairman and CEO) |
| Revenue | NT$2.527 billion (2021) |
 NT$22.35 million (2021) | |
| Owner | Kura Sushi, Inc. (67.99%) |
| Website | kurasushi |
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Kura Sushi, Inc. (Japanese: くら寿司, Hepburn: Kura zushi) is a Japanese sushi restaurant chain.[6][7] It is the second largest sushi restaurant chain in Japan, behind Sushiro and ahead of Hama Sushi.[8] Its headquarters are in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture.[9]
It has 543 locations in Japan, 56 in Taiwan, and 61 in the United States.[10] While it is a conveyor belt sushi chain, it relies on a high level of automation allowing the average location to function with fifteen to twenty staff members.[11] At Kura Sushi's locations, a robot known as "KuraB the Kurabot" delivers foods, beverages, and other objects,[12] however sometimes employees will simply supply the beverages themselves.
Kura Sushi launched its first location in Taiwan in December 2014 near Songjiang Nanjing metro stationinTaipei.[13]
Kura Sushi has featured decorations and menu items based on characters such as Sonic the Hedgehog and Hello Kitty. By inserting a certain number of plates into a receptacle, customers can trigger custom animations or win prizes during their dining experience.[14]
During the coronavirus pandemic, the company received $6 million in forgivable loans intended for small businesses from the Paycheck Protection Program.[15] The funds were distributed as part of the government's $2.2 trillion CARES Act and intended to benefit workers at employers with fewer than 500 employees that are unable to obtain credit elsewhere.[15] The loan was returned immediately after criticized.
1-2-1 Fukasaka, Naka-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka 599-8253, Japan- Address in Japanese: "大阪府堺市中区深阪1-2-2"
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