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Carl’s Jr. Japan also has a breakfast menu, so of course we had to try it too【Taste Test】

KK Miller
Mar 10, 2016
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Always hungry for more, we head back to the newly opened Carl’s Jr. in Tokyo to try the fast-food outlet’s morning menu.

Japan
(Akihabara • breakfast • Carl's Jr. • fast food • hamburgers • taste test)

Son comes out to father in surprisingly moving commercial from McDonald’s Taiwan【Video】

Master Blaster
Mar 8, 2016

Fast food empire McDonald’s took an unexpected, socially conscious turn in Taiwan recently when it produced a commercial depicting a young man telling his father that he’s gay.

Internet, Taiwan
(coming out • commercial • fast food • LGBT • McDonald's • Same-Sex • video)

First Carl’s Jr. opens in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, massive line-up ensues

Master Blaster
Mar 5, 2016

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)

Pokémon characters appear on limited edition goods from KFC Japan

Oona McGee
Mar 4, 2016

Figurines, game kits, placemats and a specially marked fried chicken bucket are coming to KFC stores this spring.

Food & Drink, Games & Tech, Japan
(cool • cute • fast food • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • nintendo • Pikachu • Pokemon)

Sakura McFizz and fries with plum seasoning on sale now at McDonald’s

Oona McGee
Mar 4, 2016

The pink-coloured items are a beautiful way to spruce up the menu for spring.

Japan
(cherry blossoms • fast food • fries • McDonald's • McFizz • plum • potato chips • sakura • taste test • ume)

This is what happens when you order US$80 of extra pickles on a Burger King Whopper

Mike
Feb 25, 2016

We continue our tradition of pushing the limits of our local Burger King staff’s kindness by ordering a double Whopper topped with around 80 bucks worth of pickles.

Food & Drink, Japan
($80 of pickles • Burger King • Burger King Japan • fast food • food • Japan news • RocketNews24 • whopper)

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)

Elevate your next Subway sandwich with the great taste of yakisoba

Master Blaster
Feb 1, 2016

Our reporter Meg ventures waist-deep in carbs to discover a new way to enjoy Subway — and she may never turn back.

Japan
(fast food • sandwich • Subway • yakisoba)

7 odd behaviors in Japan as seen by Chinese tourists

Master Blaster
Jan 29, 2016

Last year about 5 million Chinese tourists visited Japan, and Chinese website NetEase was kind enough to compile a list of seven of Japan’s most unusual habits according to them.

China, Japan
(bicycles • culture • customs • fast food • miniskirts • strange • travel)

McChoco Potato: We try McDonald’s Japan’s new double-chocolate fries【Pics】

Oona McGee
Jan 26, 2016

Salty potato fries covered in two types of chocolate sauce? We’re lovin’ it!

Japan
(chocolate • fast food • food • french fries • McDonald's • sweets)

Brace yourself – McDonald’s Japan about to start selling chocolate French fries

Casey Baseel
Jan 19, 2016

So brilliant it doesn’t even seem fair.

Japan
(chocolate • fast food • food • french fries • McDonald's • sweets)

McDonald’s Singapore makes clever, delicious-looking use of its Instagram account【Photos】

KK Miller
Jan 1, 2016

With so many celebrities and businesses with their own social media accounts, how can you make sure you attract users and get them to follow you? McDonald’s does it by making you see their food in a whole new way.

SE Asia
(cute • drawings • fast food • McDonald's • playful • Singapore)

McDonald’s Japan unleashes final appeal of 2015 to disgruntled fan base: Fancy cakes!

Master Blaster
Dec 22, 2015

The beleaguered fast-food giant wants everyone in Japan to know that it is now your one-stop spot for decadent Viennese Sachertortes and delectable Chocolat Zuccotto.

Japan
(cake • dessert • fast food • McCafe • McDonald's • Sachertorte • Zuccotto)

What does three months of Yoshinoya beef bowls do to your body? Medical study announces results

Casey Baseel
Dec 11, 2015

Beef bowls are cheap, tasty and filling, so does that mean they have to be bad for you?

Japan
(beef bowls • fast food • food • gyudon • health • Yoshinoya)

New Mos Burger restaurant serves alcohol, gourmet meals and a burger made from a whole tomato

Oona McGee
Dec 7, 2015

Popular Japanese fast food chain Mos Burger has opened a new restaurant that serves gourmet meals, alcohol and a special vegetarian burger made from a whole tomato.

Japan
(fast food • hamburgers • MOS • Mos Burger • MOS Classic • vegetarian)

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)

Cheapo News: We found this supermarket chain selling stupid cheap bento in west Japan

Mike
Nov 21, 2015

If we had to pick one thing that represented how Japanese food maybe isn’t quite as healthy as generally perceived, it would probably have to be the bento lunchbox. Bento are readily available practically everywhere in Japan—when not being handmade for you by a parent or spouse, usually in the shape of Pokémon characters and the like—and are widely consumed by office workers and other day laborers as a cheap, convenient lunch.

Despite healthy origins back in the old days, bento—perhaps by design—have become increasingly unhealthy, with your standard box available from a retailer or food truck usually weighing in at a thousand calories (or frequently even more) and containing a bunch of fried food in addition to huge portions of rice.

But heck, when a filling, albeit cholesterol and calorie-packed bento sets you back only a measly 200 yen (US$1.50) over at discount supermarket Lamu, well, we’ll happily do the extra time on the treadmill.

Japan
(bento • cheap • Chubu • fast food • food • Kansai • tips)

We try the sweets, soups, pastas, and fried chicken of KFC’s all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant

Oona McGee
Nov 18, 2015

We visited the all-you-can-eat KFC buffet restaurant in Japan before the official opening day and found more than just fried chicken on the menu. There’re also pastas, soups, breads, sweets, and even an all-you-can-drink beer plan!

Japan
(all-you-can-eat • buffet • fast food • fried chicken • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • restaurants)

Can Mr. Big’s greatest hits get you a discount at Burger King? We investigate

Master Blaster
Nov 9, 2015

Some of you may remember us reporting on a new promotional campaign by Burger King for their new Big King 4.0 burger. Called the Big ( ) Discount it is assumed that bringing in a Big Mac or receipt from a Big Mac will knock 120 yen (US$1) off the price of a Big King.

However, aside from pictorial allusions nowhere do they explicitly state that it has to be a Big Mac. They simply offer a discount for a “big something-something,” so our reporter Seiji Nakazawa went to his local Burger King with a bag full of “big” stuff such as candy and Mr. Big albums in the hopes of big savings. You’ll be surprised how for it got him.

Japan
(Big King • Burger King • discount • fast food • Mr. Big)

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.