At the opposite end of the Earth, surrounded by nothing familiar, I felt the most at home that I had in years.

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan saw a sales surge in May, helped by Happy Meal toys linked to two global crazes — the Minecraft ...

At Mirukashi Salon in Japan, Prairie Stuart-Wolff and Hanako Nakazato offer a model of hospitality and a way of living that centers seasonality.

From garlic-like chandeliers to an atrium skylight inspired by the traditional inabel textile, there’s a touch of Ilokano at ...

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

It started in the early 1970s, when KFC was still new in Japan ... an imported holiday that has thrived and gained millions of new revelers in an entirely new culture.

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 it comes to holiday traditions, Santa and his reindeer are being upstaged by some quirky and unexpected traditions around the world. From a gift-pooping log in Spain to a mythical cat that ...

Enter KFC restaurant manager, Takeshi Okawara, who in 1970, overheard an expat missing having turkey for the holiday ... KFC in Japan capitalized on the tradition, and the meals are now available ...

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 ...

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 ...