<P> In November 2008, McDonald's Japan (which until then had never offered the Quarter Pounder as a regular item) converted two Tokyo restaurants into "Quarter Pounder" branded restaurants which only sold Quarter Pounder meals . These promotional branches closed on November 27, 2008 coinciding with the re-introduction of the Quarter Pounder at regular McDonald's branches throughout the Kantō (Tokyo) region from November 28 . The Quarter Pounder was launched at one McDonald's restaurant in the Kansai (Osaka) region on December 23, 2008 . It was later reported that 15,000 customers had visited the restaurant on the first day, generating a record 10.02 million yen in sales for a single restaurant in one day . However, it was also revealed that McDonald's had hired 1,000 "extras" to queue up on the first day . McDonald's Japan explained that the hirees were used for "product monitoring purposes". </P> <P> The Quarter Pounder was discontinued in Japan as of April 4, 2017 . McDonald's Holdings Co. has to date given no official reason for the removal . It was replaced by a line of three "Gran" (グラン) burgers around the same date . </P> <P> In most markets that do not use imperial measurements, the Quarter Pounder is known as the Hamburger Royale, Royal, McRoyal, or variants thereof . In France, Belgium, and Portugal the Quarter Pounder includes cheese as standard and is named Royal Cheese . In Italy, formerly known as McRoyal DeLuxe, it goes by Deluxe, Cheese and Bacon variants . </P> <P> In English - speaking countries such as Australia, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand that have adopted metrication Or have partially adopted metric units such as the UK, the burger retains the Quarter Pounder name (although, in French - speaking Canada, it is known as Quart de livre). The term Quarterão com Queijo is used in metric Brazil, Cuarto de Libra con Queso in Spain and in Latin America, and Quarter Pounder Cheese is used in Sweden and Finland . In the United States and South Africa there are two variations: the Quarter Pounder with cheese, and the Quarter Pounder Deluxe . In some Middle - Eastern countries such as Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, McDonald's provides both a Quarter Pounder and a McRoyale burger on its menu, the McRoyale having slightly different ingredients . In Hong Kong, the Quarter Pounder is known as a "full three taels" (Chinese: 足 三 両) in Chinese because three taels is approximately equal in weight to a quarter pound, while the English name Quarter Pounder is retained . In Taiwan it is known as "four - ounces beef hamburger" (Chinese: 四 盎司 牛肉 堡). The Quarter Pounder is unavailable in mainland China . In Russia and Ukraine, it was known as Royal Cheeseburger, and since 2016 in Russia it is called Grand Cheeseburger . In Japan, the name was a katakana representation of "Quarter Pounder" (Japanese: クォーター パウンダー Ku ~ ōtā Paundā). </P>

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