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Does Carl’s Jr. have what it takes to survive the grand-opening frenzy that every American fast food chain enjoys in Japan? We wait in line four hours to find out.

Food & Drink, Japan, USA
(Akihabara • burgers • Carl's Jr. • fast food • grand opening)

Lotteria serves up Shinkansen H5 Series Set to mark inaugural bullet train service to Hokkaido

Oona McGee
Feb 5, 2016

Because the best way to celebrate the arrival of a fast train is with a serving of fast food.

Japan
(bullet train • burgers • fast food • food • Hokkaido • Lotteria • shinkansen)

We try McDonald’s Japan’s new, as-yet-unnamed, Hokkaido hot potato burger

Jamie Koide
Jan 29, 2016

We got a sneak peek at McDonald’s Japan’s upcoming menu item: a burger topped with Hokkaido-grown mashed potato, cheese, and onion soy sauce.

Japan
(burgers • Burgers in Japan • food • Hokkaido • McDonald's • potato • taste test)

Expats take note: California burger chain Carl’s Jr.’s first Japan location to open early next year

Mike
Dec 3, 2015

The legendary California burger joint says it will open its first Japan location in March 2016, to the delight of Tokyo expats and Japanese alike.

Japan, USA
(B Class Gourmet • burgers • Carl's Jr. • fast food • hamburgers)

Burger restaurant The Burgers Tokyo collaborates with Korean group Big Bang for limited-time menu

Krista Rogers
Nov 10, 2015

Are you a Big Bang fan living in Tokyo who positively can’t wait to see your five favorite singers take to the stage in less than a week? Then perhaps the following deal will help you let out a little excitement before then!

For 10 days between the period of November 9-18, The Burgers Tokyo, a burger and sandwich restaurant located at Tokyo Dome City, will be offering a special collaboration menu with K-Pop mega-group Big Bang. The limited-time menu ties in with promotions for the group’s ongoing MADE 2015-16 World Tour, which kicks off in Japan this Thursday.

Japan, Korea
(Big Bang • burgers • K-pop • music • restaurants • Tokyo Dome)

Burger King Japan giving discounts if you bring a McDonald’s Big Mac into one of its restaurants

Casey Baseel
Nov 6, 2015

For companies in the fast food hamburger business, there’s no way of getting around the fact that they’re in competition with McDonald’s. So instead of trying to tiptoe around the situation, Burger King Japan has decided to try to tackle its rival head-on with the new Big King 4.0 sandwich, which Burger King has just introduced to the Japanese market.

If you’ve got burgers on the brain, the name Big King no doubt reminds you of McDonald’s Big Mac, and that’s fine with Burger King. As a matter of fact, thanks to an unusual promotion going on right now, Burger King will give you a discount on a Big King if you bring in a receipt showing you recently bought a Big Mac, or, even stranger, if you bring in the actual McDonald’s hamburger itself.

Japan
(Big King • Big Mac • Burger King • burgers • deals • fast food • food • McDonald's)

KFC now has hamburgers in Japan, no chicken or frying involved

Casey Baseel
Nov 4, 2015

Earlier this week, our hearts were Kentucky-fried aflutter over the news that KFC will soon be opening an all-you-can-eat buffet in Osaka. As it turns out, though, that’s not the only big development for the restaurant chain. Right now, the world’s most popular fried chicken outfit has added something to the menu of its Japanese restaurants that we never thought we’d see at KFC: hamburgers!

Japan
(burgers • fast food • food • KFC)

Tokyo’s massive Monster Burger is the combining robot of hamburgers

Casey Baseel
Oct 23, 2015

With Halloween just around the corner, people across Japan are getting ready to transform into all manner of awesome creatures. As a matter of fact, even some restaurants are getting into the spirit with special Halloween menu items, and we found one that’s a genuine monster: Tokyo’s massive Monster Burger, which is actually five burgers combined as one!

Japan
(awesome • burgers • crazy • food • hamburgers • huge food • Mr. Sato • restaurants • Roppongi • Tokyo)

Deer Burger returning to Japanese burger chain Becker’s for a limited time!

Oona McGee
Sep 19, 2015

Here at RocketNews, we’ve loved and lost time and time again. There have been black burgers, berry burgers, potato chip burgers and tomato bun burgers, and despite our treasured moments with them, they all eventually rode off into the sunset, leaving us with just a glimmer of hope that we might someday cross paths with them again.

Now one of our past loves is making its way into our hearts again: the Becker’s Deer Burger. Limited to just 15,000 sales from October 1, this is one re-encounter we’re looking forward to!

Japan
(Becker's • burgers • fast food • food • venison)

Mos Burger’s sauce-soaked Wet Burger sure is wet, but is it worth your burger bucks? 【Taste test】

Casey Baseel
Aug 3, 2015

A few days ago, we talked about fast food chain Mos Burger’s plan to unleash something called the Wet Burger, or Nure Burger in Japanese. Unlike normal sandwiches which are content to have their sauce on the inside, the Wet Burger is submerged in tomato sauce before serving.

But is this new challenger a legitimate rival to the standard Mos Burger, already considered one of the stars of the Japanese fast food scene? Or is it simply too bold and saucy for its own good?

Japan
(burgers • fast food • Mos Burger • Mr. Sato • taste test • wet burger)

Crazy new Mos burger is covered in sauce, has a lineage that spans the globe

Casey Baseel
Jul 30, 2015

While everyone has his or her own preference on what ingredients make for a great burger, we can all pretty much agree on the proper construction method, right? Bread on the top and bottom, meat, vegetables, and condiments in between has pretty much been the standard for as long as anyone can remember.

Japanese hamburger outfit Mos Burger has been shaking up the burger blueprint this summer, though. This month, the chain released a burger that replaces its bun with two thick slices of tomato, and next month Mos is set to launch something equally unusual: a burger covered entirely in sauce, even on the outside!

Japan
(burgers • crazy • fast food • food • Mos Burger)

Japanese burger chain Mos Burger replaces its buns with two halves of a giant tomato

Oona McGee
Jul 29, 2015

Japanese fast food chain Mos Burger has built a reputation over the years for its healthy burger options. For those with an aversion to traditional wheat-based buns, Mos Burger offers versions made with grilled rice patties. And if you’re counting calories, they’ll simply wrap your filling in lettuce.

Now there’s an even more impressive option for health-conscious customers: a burger stuffed between two halves of a giant tomato. Available after 2:00pm from only one outlet in Japan, we stopped by to check out the rare red burger, taking lots of delicious photos for you along the way!

Japan
(burgers • fast food • Mos Burger • photos • tomato)

Lotteria wins us over with two amazing new potato chip burgers

Oona McGee
Jul 26, 2015

Lotteria Japan has done it again. Just when we thought nothing could beat their ramen noodle burgers, they bring out these little beauties. No more dreaming of salty, crunchy potato chips smothered in sauce and stuffed inside your favourite burger because Lotteria has finally made our dreams a reality!

Japan
(burgers • Calbee • chips • fast food • french fries • Lotteria • potato chips)

Burger King Japan unleashes red burgers and Angry Sauce on my stomach 【Taste test】

Casey Baseel
Jul 6, 2015

When Burger King Japan first brought out its black burgers, more than a few people were shocked, and even a little intimidated, by their sinister appearance. After diners got over their fear and tried them, though, they discovered they were pretty tasty, and they’ve now become a welcomed, sporadically appearing item on the chain’s menu.

Seeing how well that gamble played out, Burger King has decided to spin the roulette wheel once again, but this time they’re betting on red with two new sandwiches with crimson buns and cheese. So how do they taste? We decided to grab the pair and try them for ourselves.

Japan
(Burger King • burgers • fast food • food • red burgers • taste test • weird)

Red is the new black (burger) as Burger King rolls out sandwiches with crimson buns and cheese

Casey Baseel
Jun 18, 2015

When Burger King first rolled out its black hamburgers in Japan in 2012, we thought the company had gone insane. It turns out Burger King really is crazy…crazy like a fox. And not just any fox, but some sort of super-intelligent fox with an advanced degree in marketing, since the black burgers caught the attention of media outlets around the world and were such a hit that they’ve been brought back in multiple updated forms.

The black burgers will once again be returning to Japanese Burger King locations in 2015, but before they do, this summer the chain is debuting a line of bright red burgers with crimson cheese and something called “Angry Sauce.”

Japan
(black burgers • Burger King • burgers • fast food • food • red burgers • weird)

Lotteria continues to try making burgers out of noodles, this time they brought rice to the party

Master Blaster
May 18, 2015

Despite a rather weak track-record for its hamburgers with patties of noodles, fast-food chain Lotteria is back at it with the Moko Tanmen Burger. This time around they’ve also come up with the Moko Don Burger which uses a wad of rice as the patty. Good thing Dr. Atkins isn’t around to see this.

They say the definition of “insanity” is doing the same thing twice and expecting different results. We’re not sure what to call RocketNews24 reporter Mr. Sato then, because he is returning to Lotteria for a fourth time to try these noodley sandwiches in hopes of some redemption.

Japan
(burgers • fast food • Lotteria • Moko Tanmen Nakamoto • Mr. Sato • ramen • rice)

Truth in advertising: Lotteria’s monstrous Burger with Everything on It is exactly that

Casey Baseel
Apr 29, 2015

You can probably describe about 90 percent of fast food with some combination of the words “convenient,” “greasy,” and “delicious.” In the case of Japanese hamburger chain Lotteria, though, you’ll want to make an addition to your vocabulary list: “crazy.”

Oh, sorry, looks like a typo slipped through. That should actually be “crazy!!!”

Lotteria is sort of the playground daredevil of the Japanese fast food scene. On just about any given day, you’ll find at least one item on the menu that seems to have been created not so much because it’s a good idea, but so that the restaurant can say, “Hey guys! Look at what I can do!” Every now and again, though, Lotteria gets its batch of crazy sauce just right, which is why it’s bringing back the awe-inspiring Burger with Everything on It.