The story
Founded by Den Fujita on Jul 1, 2002.1
Private company
McDonald's Japan
Logo: McDonald's, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
McDonald's Japan is a Japanese subsidiary of American fast food company McDonald's founded in 2002.1 It was founded by Den Fujita.1 It is headquartered in Shinjuku I-Land Tower.1 Its chief executive is Sarah L. Casanova (since 2021).1 It employed 2,272 people in 2021.1
日本マクドナルド株式会社（にほんマクドナルド、英: McDonald's Company (Japan), Ltd.）は、東京都新宿区西新宿に本社を置く、世界最大手のファーストフード・ハンバーガーレストランチェーンであるアメリカのマクドナルドを日本においてフランチャイズ展開している企業。日本マクドナルドホールディングスの完全子会社。2 From the Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
Jul 1, 2002Founded1
- HeadquartersShinjuku I-Land Tower, Japan1
- Websitewww.mcdonalds.co.jp
- Legal formkabushiki gaisha1
Corporate structure
McDonald's Japan is part of a group headed by McDonald's. 26 entities, 20 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- McDonald's Chicago, Illinois, United States
- McDonald's Japan Shinjuku I-Land Tower, Japan
- Arcos Dorados Holdings Subsidiary · Montevideo, Uruguay
- ARCOS DORADOS B.V. Subsidiary · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- McDonald's - Indonesia Subsidiary
- McDonald's Australia Subsidiary · Sydney, Australia
- McDonald's Canada Subsidiary · North York
- McDonald's Denmark Subsidiary
- McDonald's France Subsidiary · Guyancourt
- McDonald's Israel Subsidiary · Ga'ash
- McDonald's New Zealand Subsidiary · Greenlane
- Georgie Pie Subsidiary · Auckland
- McDonald's Pakistan Subsidiary
- McDonald's Philippines Subsidiary · Makati
- McDonald's Russia Subsidiary · Russia
- McDonald's South Africa Subsidiary
- McDonald's Ukraine Subsidiary · Kyiv
- McDonald’s Malaysia Subsidiary
- McCafé Subsidiary
- MCD APMEA SINGAPORE INVESTMENTS PTE. LTD. Subsidiary · Singapore, Singapore
- MCD ASIA PACIFIC, LLC Subsidiary · London, Delaware, United Kingdom
- MCD GLOBAL FRANCHISING LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
- McD Luxembourg Real Estate S.a r.l. (McD Luxembourg Real Estate S.à r.l.) Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- MCDONALD'S INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · New Delhi, India
- MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT OPERATIONS INC. Subsidiary · Chicago, Illinois, United States
- McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Limited Subsidiary · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 600 @ Toa Payoh Owned · Toa Payoh, Singapore
- Hamburger University Owned · Chicago, United States
- and 1 more
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Leadership
Who has led McDonald's Japan, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
Chief executive
20052010201520202025
- FounderDen Fujita1
- Chief executive officerSarah L. Casanova Mar 26, 2021 to now1
- Chief executive officerTamotsu Hiiro Mar 26, 2021 to now1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
Owners
From Wikidata.1
Employees over time
- 20212,2721
Timeline
Links
- Websitewww.mcdonalds.co.jp1
- Websitewww.mcdonalds.co.jp/en/menu1
- X (Twitter)x.com/McDonaldsJapan1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/McDonaldsJapan1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/mcdonaldsjapan1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UChqSIUxTWurwjobZ9X0frtg1
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ11506946
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataMcDonald's Japan on Wikidata
- 2
- 3Wikimedia CommonsMcDonald's Japan logo by McDonald's, Public domain