The KFC tradition dates back to 1970, when the first KFC opened in Japan, a KFC Japan spokesperson ... cake and more. The holiday cheer extended beyond the food, too, when the KFC's Colonel ...

However, holiday revelers in Japan customarily enjoy a far different option: KFC's famous bucket of fried chicken. And the reasons for this unusual tradition run through the devastation of World ...

every year 3.5 million Japanese people choose KFC as their Christmas meal. The fried chicken is a substitute for the roast turkey that is part of many cultures for the holiday dinner. Reported by News ...

When you think of Japanese food, you likely think of sushi, ramen, maybe even delicious karaage, but this fast food joint ...

Christmas is not a national holiday in Japan and it is not celebrated ... And, of course, the famous tradition of Christmas fried chicken from KFC.” Even when it’s not Christmas time, there ...

Eating KFC takeaway has become a Christmas tradition in Japan ... The day itself is not a national holiday in Japan or China, where I lived for three years. The shops are open and everyone ...

Here are 10 places known for a white Christmas Christmas isn’t really a religious holiday in Japan – about 1% of the population identify as Christian – but it’s still a fun tradition. KFC ...

Okawara marketed the party barrels as a way to celebrate Christmas, a holiday which lacked widespread traditions in Japan at the time. KFC chicken has become a wildly popular Christmas tradition ...

It may not be a public holiday in Japan ... Fried chicken was marketed by KFC Japan as the perfect Christmas food in the 1970s — and it stuck. Urban legend, perpetuated by KFC, held that ...