Burger King, the world's second largest burger chain, is poised to return to Japan with a pair of local partners after a five-year absence.
Two Japanese companies, Lotte and Revamp, will operate the fast food outlets under licence from Burger King.
They plan to open 100 Burger King stores over five years from 2007.
Burger King withdrew from a previous foray into Japan in 2001 in the wake of weak sales and a price war with its fast food arch-rival, McDonalds.