Domino’s Pizza Enterprises, the company’s largest franchisee, will close 205 low-performing restaurants “to sharpen market focus and improve profitability,” the operator announced Friday. Among that total,

Pizza maker Domino ’s will close more than 200 loss-making stores globally in a move it says will position the business for sustainable growth. Asia will be the region heaviest hit by the 205 closures, with 172 eateries to be shut in Japan alone.

Domino’s Pizza has slammed the brake on its historic ambitious and aggressive store roll out strategy, announcing it would close 205 loss-making stores, 172 in its struggling Japan market, as it also looks to slice its interim dividend more than expected to preserve its balance sheet amid a challenging fast-food market.