Kentucky Fried Chicken has become a massive hit in Japan during the Christmas season, with lines wrapping around the corner and generating enormous sales. Japanese YouTuber Yoko Ishii gave Fox News a ...

Even those who don’t observe Christmas per se, may still celebrate on the day with Chinese food, which has become a customary meal among Jewish folks. The tradition first started in New York’s Lower ...

The man who claims he convinced Japan to celebrate Christmas with KFC says he now regrets his “lie.” Takeshi Okawara, who reportedly managed Japan’s first KFC location in Osaka, was profiled on a ...

(NEXSTAR) – Christmas is near, and in Japan that means that many families will be heading out together to pick up their feast for the celebration … from KFC. The popular American fast food restaurant ...

A Kentucky Fried Chicken store in Japan. For many people in Japan, KFC is central to their Christmas celebrations. Every year at Christmas, 3.5 million Japanese families opt for KFC, according to an ...

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The Japanese tradition of eating fried chicken on Christmas may be built on a lie. The first KFC in Japan opened in 1970. The store manager, Takeshi Okawara, struggled to drive sales. Customers didn't ...

*(CNN) — Almost every year since she was a child, Hokkaido resident Naomi has looked forward to her family’s traditional Christmas meal: a KFC “party barrel” brimming with salad, cake and lots of ...

(NEXSTAR) – Christmas is near, and in Japan that means that many families will be heading out together to pick up their feast for the celebration … from KFC. The popular American fast food restaurant ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Christmas is near, and in Japan that means ...