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 ...

Ever wonder why millions of families in Japan celebrate Christmas with a bucket of KFC? Discover the fascinating story of how Colonel Sanders in a Santa suit became a holiday icon in Japan, and how a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Perhaps the most unusual and unexpected Advent and Christmas food tradition is the Japanese custom of eating KFC during the holiday. While the Christian population of Japan is small – less than ...

Lefteris Partsalis/ZUMAPRESS/picture alliance With less than 1% of Japan's population identifying as Christian, Christmas there is a secular holiday. Yet one tradition has evolved, featuring a ...