Seiki Takahashi, who has opened and managed more than 50 restaurants around the world, is seeking to raise ¥1.2 billion ($10 million) from high-net-worth individuals to invest in Japanese eateries expanding abroad.
Takahashi said that he plans to raise the funds from domestic and overseas investors by the end of June.
"Japanese brands are appreciated in Asia," said Takahashi, who was in fixed-income sales at Morgan Stanley in Tokyo for six years till 1992. "We want to bring those valued food and beverages as contents of lifestyle to other countries."