Growth
During the 1990s, the Yaohan group expanded dramatically outside Japan, especially into the People's Republic of China, California, and Hawaii. At its peak, it had 450 outlets in 16 countries, including 9 in Hong Kong, as well as some in Los Angeles, Honolulu, London, and San Jose, California. Yaohan's first American location, at Fresno, Calif., was opened in 1979.
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