262:(チキンタツタ). After building McDonald's presence in Japan and building a net worth of about $ 1 billion, Fujita retired on March 5, 2003. His ambitions, however, did not recede with age as he predicted that there would be 10,000 McDonald's in Japan by 2010. In December 2003, McDonald's paid $ 57 million (estimated) for canceling its contract with Fujita & Co. (Fujita's consulting company) along with a $ 24 million retirement bonus. Fujita's family held a 25% stake in McDonald's Japan until selling it to Longreach private equity fund in 2005. At the time the shares had a market value of $ 674 million.
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