Japanese fast-food chains to enter U.S.

ShanghaiDaily: If Morio Sase has his way, hungry teenagers around the world will soon snack on something more exotic than McDonald's hamburgers: takoyaki or octopus dumplings. With more than 350 takeout stores in Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Sase's Gindaco chain is one of a barrage of fast-food companies bringing lowbrow Japanese chow to overseas markets. Its first United States store is scheduled to open in Los Angeles in 2007, with dozens more planned for California by 2010.