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Table 2 Characteristics of the restaurants

From: Restaurant managers’ readiness to maintain people’s healthy weight and minimise food waste in Japan

 

Total

Region of restaurant location in Japana

 Hokkaido-Tohoku

51 (13.2)

 Kanto

109 (28.2)

 Chubu

71 (18.3)

 Kinki

95 (24.5)

 Chugoku-Shikoku

27 (7.0)

 Kyushu

34 (8.8)

Type of restaurantb

 Casual dining

83 (21.4)

 Specialised restaurant

113 (29.2)

 Fast food

83 (21.4)

 Cafe

77 (19.9)

 Pub/bar

31 (8.0)

Number of seatsc

  < 9

35 (9.1)

 10–19

110 (28.5)

 20–29

87 (22.5)

 30–39

65 (16.8)

 40–49

26 (6.7)

  ≥ 50

63 (16.3)

Expenditure per customer (yen)d

  ≤ 999

214 (55.4)

 1000–1499

115 (29.8)

  ≥ 1500

57 (14.8)

Frequency of customer visits

 Almost everyday

38 (9.8)

 2–3 days per week

106 (27.4)

 1 day per week

89 (23.0)

 2–3 days per month

61 (15.8)

 1 day per month

51 (13.2)

 Fewer than 1 day per month

42 (10.9)

  1. N = 387
  2. aThe six regions include the following prefectures: Hokkaido-Tohoku (Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, Fukushima), Kanto (Ibaragi, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa), Chubu (Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi, Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi), Kinki (Mie, Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama), Chugoku-Shikoku (Tottori, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Kochi), Kyushu (Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Oita, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, Okinawa)
  3. bCasual dining includes ordinary restaurants, except speciality restaurants. Specialised restaurants are restaurants with one specialised menu, such as sushi or tempura, or other international cuisines such as Italian. Fast food includes Japanese fast food such as ramen, udon, and noodles. Cafe denotes shops that serve not only coffee but also light meals
  4. cn = 386
  5. dn = 386; (1000 yen = USD 9.07 as of 20 June 2021)