<P> The logo used since 2006 . </P> <P> In addition to its expansion in the United States, Toys "R" Us launched a worldwide presence in 1983 when the company opened its first international wholly owned store in Canada (70 stores headquartered in Concord, Ontario) and licensed operation in Singapore . Toys "R" Us, International operates more than 600 international stores and over 140 licensed stores in 35 countries and jurisdictions outside the United States, including Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Germany (60), Switzerland (7), Austria (14), Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom (105), among others . The company continued to grow internationally, and made its most recent entry into a new market in November 2011 when it opened its first licensed store in Poland (Blue City). </P> <P> Toys "R" Us opened their first stores in Japan in 1991 as a joint venture with McDonald's Holdings Company (Japan), Ltd. (jp). The joint venture was supposed to last until 2018 . However in 2006, Toys "R" Us terminated their Japanese joint venture with McDonald's Holdings . As a result of the termination, Toys "R" Us was sued by McDonald's Holdings for breach of contract . McDonald's Holdings was awarded an ¥ 1.38 billion ($13.35 million) settlement in 2008 . After their joint venture ended, Toys "R" Us increased their ownership from approximately 48% to about 61% . </P> <P> It was announced on March 14, 2018, that all stores in the United Kingdom will close down as a result of going into administration in the previous month . </P>

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