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Burger King Japan shuns Shibuya Halloween spirit, but keeps it alive everywhere else
- Casey Baseel
Oct 30, 2026 - Tweet
No tricks or treats is the plan at Shibuya Center-gai, but cool sweets will be waiting at every other branch.
- Japan
- (Burger King • Burger King Japan • burgers • COK • cool • fast food • food • halloween • ice cream • Shibuya • Shibuya Halloween • sweets)
Burger King Japan now selling hamburgers minus everything but the meat
- Casey Baseel
Oct 18, 2026
On the Beef is back, but in a sense it never really left.
- Japan
- (Burger King • Burger King Japan • burgers • COK • crazy • fast food • food • hamburgers • meat • weird)
KFC Japan releases its first thigh-meat fried chicken burger in 43 years, but was it worth the wait?
- Casey Baseel
Oct 16, 2026
It’s been a looooong time since you could get a thigh-meat sandwich at KFC Japan, and now you can get six.
- Japan
- (burgers • chicken • chicken burgers • fast food • food • fried chicken • Kentucky Fried Chicken • Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan • KFC • KFC Japan • sandwiches • SNJO • taste test)
Burger King serves up Pickleball Burgers in Japan, with a tasty nod to the number 11
- Oona McGee
Oct 9, 2026
Limited-edition exclusive comes with free goods and special prizes.
- Japan
- (Burger King • burgers • COK • crazy • fast food • food • hamburgers • pickleball • sport • sports • weird)
Wendy’s Japan goes big with new limited-edition Mega Wendy’s, but is it worth the calories?
- Oona McGee
Oct 6, 2026
Sometimes Japanese portion sizes are small… and sometimes they look like this.
- Japan
- (burgers • fast food • First Kitchen • food • meat • Mega Wendy's • SNJO • Wendy's)
McDonald’s Japan makes beautifully bittersweet burger anime music video with Idolmaster [Video]
- Casey Baseel
Sep 26, 2026
Chihaya Kisaragi and Imadaketsukimitabemi go moon-viewing together.
- Japan
- (anime & manga • burgers • fast food • food • hamburgers • idol singers • Idolmaster • Idols • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • moon viewing • moon-viewing burgers • music • The Idolmaster • tsukimi • tsukimi burgers • video • video games)
Tokyo’s Square Burger claims it’s a viral hit with foreign tourists who’ve given it near-perfect Google reviews
- Casey Baseel
Sep 19, 2026
Burger stand near Tokyo’s most famous temple has local partners with more than 100 years of history helping the Square Burger stick out from the crowd.
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- (Asakusa • burgers • COK • food • hamburgers • Japan travel • Sensoji • travel.tourism • Wagyu)
Burger King goes viral in Japan for opening new store in a Japanese-style building
- Oona McGee
Sep 14, 2026
U.S. dining and Japanese architectural design come together at this eye-catching new location.
- Japan
- (architecture • buildings • Burger King • Burger King Japan • burgers • fast food • food • hamburgers • japanese architecture • restaurants • SNJO • traditional architecture • traditional building)
7-Eleven Japan releases new Tsukimi Moon-Viewing range for autumn, with a must-try daifuku and teriyaki burger
- Oona McGee
Sep 5, 2026
Japanese convenience store chain brings the moon and rabbits to a new range of food for a limited time.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • burgers • cakes • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • crepes • food • Japanese convenience stores • moon viewing • otsukimi • sweets • tsukimi • tsukimi burger • tsukimi burgers • zenzai)
Mos Burger skips tsukimi burgers, crafts moon-viewing focaccia sausage sandwiches instead
- Casey Baseel
Aug 29, 2026
Newest entry in the chain’s tsukimi burger alternative features a rich and creamy “Golden Sauce.”
- Japan
- (burgers • COK • fast food • food • hamburgers • moon viewing • moon-viewing burgers • Mos Burger • tsukimi • tsukimi burgers • tsukimi focaccia)
McDonald’s Japan reveals exclusive new Tsukimi moon viewing collection for 2026
- Oona McGee
Aug 26, 2026
The moon rises at McDonald’s with eight limited-edition items on the menu, including a sukiyaki burger.
- Japan
- (burgers • commercials • fast food • food • Japanese commercials • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • moon viewing • moon-viewing burgers • tsukimi • tsukimi burgers)
KFC Japan unveils new Tsukimi collection that takes moon-viewing to extreme levels
- Oona McGee
Aug 22, 2026
Eggs run wild for this ever-evolving Japanese tradition.
- Japan
- (burgers • chicken • chicken burgers • fast food • food • fried chicken • KFC • KFC Japan • moon viewing • moon-viewing burgers • otsukimi • Shiori Sato • T.M. Revolution • tsukimi • tsukimi burger)
Burger King Japan brings back its insane all-you-can-eat One Pounder Challenge
- Elliot Hale
Aug 21, 2026
Can you eat more than 12 mega burgers in just 45 minutes for a chance at winning the national final?
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • Burger King • Burger King Japan • burgers • COK • fast food • food • hamburgers • One Pounder Challenge • one-pounder • restaurants)
“New York-style” tsukimi mochi burgers to appear at Wendy’s Japan this fall
- Casey Baseel
Aug 20, 2026
A fusion of Japanese and American influences is converging to kick off moon-viewing burger season.
- Japan
- (burgers • COK • fast food • First Kitchen • food • hamburgers • mochi • tsukimi • tsukimi burgers • Wendy's • Wendy's Japan)
Best burger in Tokyo? JB’s serves up a cheap craft burger that not a lot of people know about
- Oona McGee
Aug 16, 2026
There’s good reason why this burger chain is ranked in the top 100 Best Hamburgers in Japan.
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- (burgers • fast food • food • hamburgers • JB’S Tokyo • restaurants • SNJO • Tokyo • Yoyogi)
New Wet Rice Cracker Burger from Dom Dom breathes new life into a “miracle” snack
- Oona McGee
Aug 15, 2026
Snack that saved a Japanese railway gets a whole new look for a limited time.
- Japan
- (burgers • Choshi Electric Railway • COK • crazy • Dom Dom Burger • fast food • food • nure senbei • rice crackers • senbei • snacks • SNJO • taste test • trains • weird • wet rice crackers)
McDonald’s Japan goes viral for Samurai Mac burger hack
- Oona McGee
Jul 28, 2026
Turn a Samurai Mac into an expensive Omotesando gourmet burger by taking one thing out – and no, it’s not the pickles.
- Japan
- (beef • burgers • exclusive • fast food • food • food hack • hack • Japan-exclusive • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Samurai Mac • SNJO • social media)
Japanese curry rice burger gets all the attention in Mos Burger’s new birthday celebration campaign
- Oona McGee
Jul 21, 2026
There are some showstoppers in this limited-time promotion, but the unique twist on Japanese curry rice is all we can look at.
- Japan
- (burgers • curry • curry rice • drinks • fast food • food • Japanese curry • limited edition • Lucky Bags • merchandise • Mos Burger • rice • rice burger • rice burgers • weird)
7-Eleven Japan now sells a tiny dessert burger but is this convenience store sweet worth the hype?
- Oona McGee
Jul 3, 2026
Forget sweet sandos, 7-Eleven wants us to explore the world of sweet burgers.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • burgers • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience store sweets • convenience stores • desserts • food • Japanese convenience stores • sandwiches • SNJO • sweets • sweets sandwiches)
Japan’s Mos Burger goes super-premium for summer with eel burgers that require pre-orders
- Casey Baseel
Jun 29, 2026
Summer is the season for unagi, and Mos Burger has some very special, and very expensive, sandwiches on the way to celebrate Doyo no Ushi no Hi.
- Japan
- (burgers • crazy • Doyo no Hi • Doyo No Ushi No Hi • eel • expensive food • fast food • food • freshwater eel • Mos Burger • rice burgers • unagi)
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