Kappa Sushi
{{Infobox company
| name = Kappa Create Co., Ltd.
| logo = Kappa.svg
| native_name = カッパ・クリエイト株式会社
| native_name_lang = ja
| traded_as = {{TYO|7421}}
| website = {{URL|www.kappasushi.jp}}
}}
Kappa Create Co., Ltd., operating as Kappa Sushi, is the fourth-largest sushi restaurant chain in Japan.{{Cite web |title=Kura Sushi to raise prices, end 100-yen sushi after 4 decades {{!}} The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis |url=https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14714080 |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=The Asahi Shimbun |language=en}} The company used to be the market leader in its industry until 2010,{{Cite web |last=Loew |first=Chris |date=July 9, 2021 |title=Japanese sushi chain investigated for obtaining rival chain’s internal sales data |url=https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/business-finance/japanese-sushi-chain-investigated-for-obtaining-rival-chain-s-internal-sales-data |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=Seafood Source |language=en}} but fell behind its competitors Sushiro, Kura Sushi and Hama Sushi afterwards.{{Cite web |title=スシローの進化についていけなかったかっぱ寿司 |url=https://www.itmedia.co.jp/business/articles/1804/26/news033.html |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=ITmedia ビジネスオンライン |language=ja}} In 2021, the company was investigated for stealing internal sales data from Hama Sushi. The company reported heavy losses in its 2023 financial year due to increased raw material costs, decreased customers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan and having to pay higher wages to attract staff.{{Cite web |last=Loew |first=Chris |date=September 5, 2023 |title=Kappa Sushi reports heavy losses in FY 2023 as high costs drag on profits |url=https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/premium/business-finance/kappa-sushi-reports-heavy-losses-in-fy-2023-as-high-costs-drag-on-profits |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=Seafood Source |language=en}}