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McDonald’s teams up with Kiki’s Delivery Service for new burgers in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 19, 2024 - Tweet
Magical delivery comes with a new anime commercial where Kiki takes us to Europe.
- Japan
- (anime • burgers • COK • commercials • cool • fast food • food • Japanese commercials • Kiki's Delivery Service • limited edition • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • news)
Mister Donut becomes Master Donut with new doughnuts no one has ever seen before
- Oona McGee
Jun 10, 2024
Japanese doughnut chain ups its game with a newly developed soft dough.
- Japan
- (COK • donuts • doughnuts • fast food • food • fromage • limited edition • Master Donut • Mister Donut • new • sweets)
McDonald’s Japan’s Asian Sweets almond tofu McFlurry and new apple pie are here!【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 9, 2024
Double desserts and spicy chicken too.
- Japan
- (almond tofu • annindofu • banana • COK • fast food • food • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McDonald's pie • McFlurry • pie • SNJO • sweets)
Mister Donut adds hot dog doughnuts to its menu in Japan…but are they any good?
- Oona McGee
Jun 8, 2024
The Zakumocchi Dog Curry makes us rethink doughnuts, hot dogs, and Japanese curry.
- Japan
- (COK • curry • donuts • doughnuts • fast food • food • hot dogs • Japanese curry • Mexican food • Mister Donut • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test • weird food)
KFC swaps straws for new drinking lids at all stores in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 7, 2024
Sayonara, straws — a newly designed lid is set to replace you all.
- Japan
- (COK • environment • environmental issues • environmentally friendly • fast food • KFC • KFC Japan • plastic • reusable straws • SNJO • straws)
Mister Donut adds curry, “Mexican Meat” donuts to its savory lineup
- Casey Baseel
Jun 6, 2024
Zakumocchi Dogs give us three more reasons to eat donuts.
Final Fantasy and KFC team up for new collaboration meal, Colonel Sanders/Chocobo figure
- Casey Baseel
Jun 6, 2024
Emotes, stickers, and exclusive merch all part of the leadup to Final Fantasy XIV’s newest expansion.
- Japan
- (Chocobo • Colonel Sanders • fast food • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy 14 • Final Fantasy XIV • food • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • KFC Japan • Square Enix • video games)
Japanese burger chain makes jaws drop with the Miso Ebi Fry
- Oona McGee
Jun 1, 2024
There’s Japanese food…then there’s this type of Japanese food.
- Japan
- (burgers • COK • Dom Dom • Dom Dom Burger • ebi fry • fast food • food • Japanese food • review • Shrimp • SNJO • taste test • weird food • wow)
McDonald’s releasing lychee milk shakes in Japan as part of new Asian Sweets lineup
- Casey Baseel
May 29, 2024
Tropical treats arrive just in time for the start of summer.
- Japan
- (almond tofu • annindofu • fast food • food • lychee • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McDonald's pie • McFlurry • McShake • milk shakes • sweets)
Our Japanese-born reporter eats burrito for first time in his life, changes opinion on McDonald’s
- Casey Baseel
May 27, 2024
Somehow Seiji ate a beetle before he ate a burrito.
- Japan
- (burritos • COK • fast food • food • Mexican food • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Taco Bell • Taco Bell Japan • taste test)
McDonald’s Japan’s new Cheese Cheese Double Cheeseburger makes a different ingredient stand out
- Oona McGee
May 20, 2024
How cheesy is a Cheese Cheese Dabuchi?
- Japan
- (burgers • cheese • cheeseburger • double cheeseburger • fast food • food • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • new • news • SNJO • taste test)
McDonald’s releases new heartwarming anime video that’s peachy-keen, has Vocaloid song【Video】
- Casey Baseel
May 13, 2024
Golden Arches continue to be a source of surprisingly cozy anime shorts.
- Japan
- (anime • fast food • food • Hatsune Miku • manga • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • moving • n-buna • Peach • sweets • touching • video • vocaloids)
History’s largest force of Samurai Colonel Sanders deploying to KFC Japan branches
- Casey Baseel
May 1, 2024
KFC celebrates 40 years of celebrating Children’s Day.
- Japan
- (Children's Day • COK • Colonel Sanders • cool • fast food • food • fried chicken • funny • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • KFC Japan • samurai)
McDonald’s Japan’s new pancake pie is a taste sensation
- Oona McGee
Apr 30, 2024
An unusual pie with a very unusual filling.
- Japan
- (commercials • drinks • fast food • food • Japanese commercials • kissaten • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • new • news • pie • pies • retro • SNJO • sweets • taste test)
Wendy’s releases a Pretzel Roast Beef Burger aimed at foreign tourists in Japan
- SoraNews24
Apr 21, 2024
An expensive inbound burger for international visitors with deep pockets.
- Japan
- (beef • burgers • COK • fast food • food • inbound meals • meat • pretzels • review • roast beef • SNJO • taste test • tourists • Wendy's)
McDonald’s Japan releases a pancake pie for new retro kissaten coffeeshop series
- Oona McGee
Apr 20, 2024
Classic Japanese desserts get a Kissa Mac makeover for a limited time.
- Japan
- (commercials • drinks • fast food • food • Japanese commercials • kissaten • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • new • news • pie • pies • retro • sweets)
The Fake Burger is now on the menu at Burger King Japan, but is it worth the hype?
- Oona McGee
Apr 7, 2024
Limited-edition French fry burger takes meatless options to new levels.
- Japan
- (Burger King • burgers • COK • fast food • food • french fries • fries • SNJO • taste test • The Fake Burger)
Japanese burger chain Mos Burger starting record label for musician fast food workers
- Master Blaster
Apr 6, 2024
Would you like some funk with that?
- Japan
- (business • fast food • food • hamburgers • Mos Burger • Mos Records • music • weird)
Japanese pizza chain releases gold leaf pizza for 40,000 yen
- Oona McGee
Apr 3, 2024
What started as an April Fools’ Day joke is now a reality.
- Japan
- (Aoki's Pizza • April Fools' Day • COK • fast food • food • gold • gold leaf • limited edition • marketing • pizza • weird • weird food)
Pizza Hut releases a turtle pizza that looks like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
- Oona McGee
Apr 3, 2024
Only available in one country in the world, and it’s not Japan…
- Japan, Taiwan
- (cool • cute • fast food • food • mugwort • pizza • Pizza Hut • Pizza Hut Taiwan • SNJO • taste test • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles • turtle • weird • weird food • Yui Imai)
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Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
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Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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