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Japan’s most popular curry rice restaurant chain, Coco Ichibanya, might be for sale

Economic and cultural factors are making it hard to make money selling one of Japan's favorite meals. For curry rice fans, buying some Cocoichi often sounds like an appealing idea.

Japan’s most popular curry rice restaurant chain, Coco Ichibanya, might be for sale

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Economic and cultural factors are making it hard to make money selling one of Japan's favorite meals.

For curry rice fans, buying some Cocoichi often sounds like an appealing idea.

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Economic and cultural factors are making it hard to make money selling one of Japan's favorite meals. For curry rice fans, buying some Cocoichi often sounds like an appealing idea.

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