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We caught the Angry Birds limited-time menu at McDonald’s Singapore!
- Joan Coello
Jul 2, 2016 - Tweet
A couple of weeks ago, Angry Birds crash landed into Singapore with a furiously red burger, spicy nuggets and a Chuck-coloured McFlurry.
- SE Asia
- (Angry Birds • fast food • McDonald's • Singapore)
Japanese burger chain exorcises its demons with awesome new Ghostbusters menu
- Oona McGee
Jun 29, 2016
With a Marshmallow Man burger and a Slimer ghost shake on the menu, an empty belly is the only weapon necessary.
- Japan
- (black burger • burgers • fast food • food • Ghostbusters • Marshmallow Man • marshmallows • movies • Slimer)
Japanese boy charms the internet after buying McDonald’s meal all by himself
- Oona McGee
Jun 28, 2016
The young boy is melting hearts for navigating his way back to the car while carrying his meal out of the store and into the street on a tray.
- Japan
- (baseball • burgers • cute • fast food • funny • kids • LOL • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • twitter)
Free Wi-Fi coming to McDonald’s Japan branches
- Casey Baseel
Jun 14, 2016
McDonald’s Japan is famous for listing “free smiles” on its menu, and soon it’ll be offering free Internet access too.
- Food & Drink, Games & Tech, Japan
- (fast food • free • McDonald's • restaurants • travel • Wi-Fi)
Could this be the ultimate McDonald’s “drive-through” experience? 【Video】
- Kay
Jun 12, 2016
This McDonald’s customer paid for his order in cash and received his hamburger — without setting foot in the store!
- Culture, Entertainment, Food & Drink, Internet, Japan
- (drive through • fast food • McDonald's Japan • video)
McDonald’s Japan offers customers the chance to win a chicken nugget made from 18-karat gold
- Oona McGee
May 28, 2016
The gold prize is part of a new campaign that involves searching for clues left by a yellow-suited “Nugget Thief” at stores around the country.
- Food & Drink, Japan
- (chicken nuggets • competitions • fast food • gold • marketing • McDonald's • McNuggets)
McDonald’s Japan gives Aichi Prefecture residents an exclusive new menu item: Ogura Hotcakes
- Philip Kendall
May 25, 2016
The area-specific sweet will be available for a limited time only.
- Food & Drink, Japan
- (adzuki • fast food • McDonald's Japan • pancakes)
Angry Birdgers: McDonald’s China unveils green & red burgers to coincide with Angry Birds movie
- ロケットニュース24
May 24, 2016
Are you green with envy or just plain nausea?
- China, Food & Drink
- (Angry Birds • burgers • China • fast food • McDonald's • weird)
McDonald’s Japan offers customers chance to win gold fries
- Oona McGee
May 18, 2016
Who needs a gold medal when there’s a serving of gold fries up for grabs?
- Food & Drink, Japan
- (burgers • competition • fast food • gold fries • marketing • McDonald's • only in Japan • Photo Contest)
Lotteria releases new deer burger in Hokkaido for a limited time
- Oona McGee
May 2, 2016
The new “Wild Game Burger” comes with a choice of either one or two deer meat patties.
Why does McDonald’s Japan sell more Filet-O-Fish when it rains?
- Casey Baseel
Apr 30, 2016
For some reason, when it’s raining cats and dogs, McDonald’s customers in Japan seem to start craving fish.
- Food & Drink, Japan
- (fast food • Filet-O-Fish • food • McDonald's • rain • weird)
Lotteria’s Burger with Everything on It takes us on an emotional roller coaster 【Taste test】
- Master Blaster
Apr 30, 2016
After ordering Lotteria’s heavily stacked Burger with Everything on It, Mr. Sato was brought to the depths of despair and back to greasy bliss in an unexpected turn of great customer service.
- Food & Drink, Japan
- (Burger with Everything on It • burgers • customer service • fast food • Lotteria • Mr. Sato)
We try McDonald’s Japan’s new “five-star” Clubhouse Burgers【Taste Test】
- KK Miller
Apr 29, 2016
They’re billed as “five-star” hamburgers, but can these two new offerings help return McDonald’s to its former glory in Japan?
- Food & Drink, Japan
- (5-stars • Clubhouse Burger • fast food • limited time • McDonald's Japan • review • taste test)
Lotteria’s massive Burger with Everything on It dares Japan to ignore/finish it
- Casey Baseel
Apr 25, 2016
Looks like the hamburger chain that craziness built wants its gigantic burger throne back.
- Food & Drink, Japan
- (awesome • big food • crazy • fast food • food • hamburgers • Lotteria)
Time to go bananas for McDonald’s Japan’s chocolate banana smoothie and other new treats
- Casey Baseel
Apr 18, 2016
This spring, the Golden Arches might look just a bit like yellow bananas.
- Food & Drink, Japan
- (bananas • cakes • chocolate • coffee • fast food • food • McDonald's • sweets)
Yoshinoya opens fanciest restaurant yet! Almost as luxurious as a hospital cafeteria
- Master Blaster
Apr 10, 2016
The famous beef bowl chain is taking a swanky step outside the box with bold offerings including electricity, coffee, and a modicum of privacy.
Japan’s MOS Burger replaces hamburger buns with lettuce for limited “Natsumi” range
- Oona McGee
Apr 8, 2016
With a choice of meat or soy patty fillings, vegetarians and meat lovers alike will fall in love this healthy fast food option.
- Food & Drink, Japan
- (burgers • fast food • hamburgers • MOS • Mos Burger • taste test • vegetarian)
Tokyo KFC now serves alcohol with its fried chicken, including Japanese craft beers
- Casey Baseel
Apr 6, 2016
The mix of 11 herbs and spices only gets better with the addition of 17 kinds of beer.
- Food & Drink, Japan
- (alcohol • beer • craft beer • fast food • fried chicken • KFC • restaurants • Tokyo)
4 new versions of McDonald’s anime shorts with AKB48 idols streamed
- Anime News Network
Apr 5, 2016
Chūgoku, Kyūshū, Hokkaido, Chūbu/Hokuriku versions streamed.
McDonald’s Japan is unleashing the Giga Big Mac, with 2.8 times the beef of a regular Big Mac
- Casey Baseel
Apr 1, 2016
New sandwich is part beefy indulgence, part sandwich-based challenge.
- Food & Drink, Japan
- (big food • Big Mac • burgers • crazy • fast food • food • hamburgers • McDonald's)
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