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KFC Japan unveils new Tsukimi Moon Viewing Burgers for 2024
- Oona McGee
Aug 24, 2024 - Tweet
Fried chicken meets Japanese tradition with a new lineup, and there’s a sweet pie in the mix too.
- Japan
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Japanese burger chain adds crazy new fruit teriyaki burger to its menu for a limited time
- Oona McGee
Aug 23, 2024
A unique burger you won’t find anywhere else.
- Japan
- (burgers • COK • cool • Dom Dom • Dom Dom Burger • fast food • food • fruit • Japanese food • Nashi • pears • teriyaki • teriyaki burger • weird food • wow)
Tsukimi Burger season-viewing starting soon with moon-viewing sandwiches from Wendy’s Japan/First Kitchen
- Casey Baseel
Aug 22, 2024
Fast food partners team up for moon-viewing mix of Japanese and American flavors.
- Japan
- (burgers • COK • fast food • First Kitchen • food • fried chicken • hamburgers • mochi • moon viewing • tsukimi • tsukimi burgers • Wendy's • Wendy's Japan)
Tsukimi Moon-Viewing season begins in Japan with new Yoshinoya gyudon beef bowls
- Oona McGee
Aug 21, 2024
Moon and meat arise in a tasty new collection.
- Japan
- (autumn • beef bowl • beef bowls • fast food • festivals • food • gyudon • Japanese food • limited menu • moon viewing • seasonal menu • tradition • tsukimi • Yoshinoya)
McDonald’s Japan’s new Pokémon Happy Meal toys are better than ever
- Oona McGee
Aug 16, 2024
Collection includes a palm-sized Poké Ball we’d happily pay good money for.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • fast food • food • Happy Meal • Happy Meals • Happy Set • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Pikachu • Pokemon • SNJO • toys • video games)
McDonald’s releases Pokémon Happy Meal toys in Japan, but are they actually good?
- Oona McGee
Aug 10, 2024
Captain Pikachu leads the way for this limited-edition summer collection.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • fast food • food • Happy Meal • Happy Meals • Happy Set • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Pikachu • Pokemon • SNJO • toys • video games)
Burger King Japan’s new Steak Sauce Whopper contains actual steak pieces
- Oona McGee
Aug 9, 2024
Special soy sauce adds a Japanese twist to this meaty affair.
- Japan
- (beef • Burger King • Burger King Japan • burgers • COK • fast food • food • limited edition • meat • new release • restaurants • spice • spicy • spicy food • steak)
Pokémon Happy Meal toys for outdoor fun are on their way to McDonald’s Japan【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 3, 2024
Captain Pikachu wants you to get out of the house over summer vacation.
- Japan
- (anime • fast food • food • Happy Meal • Happy Meals • Happy Set • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Pikachu • Pokemon • toys • video games)
McDonald’s adds new watermelon frappe and fruity macaron to its menu in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jul 26, 2024
Yamapi and Suzu Hirose get the anime treatment in a whacky new commercial for the summertime treats.
- Japan
- (commercials • drinks • fast food • food • frappe • fruit • Japanese commercials • macarons • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • new • news • pineapple • Suzu Hirose • sweets • Tomohisa Yamashita • watermelon • Yamapi)
McDonald’s adds a new Cheese Bacon Potato Pie to its menu in Japan for a limited time
- Oona McGee
Jul 26, 2024
Former idol group member stars in the new commercial, set at a Japanese summer festival.
- Japan
- (bon-odori • COK • commercials • cool • fast food • festivals • food • Japanese commercials • Japanese festival • limited edition • Mai Shiraishi • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • news • Nogizaka46 • Obon • obon odori • pies • summer • summer festival)
Burger King Japan suddenly adds Dr. Pepper and Dr. Pepper floats to its menu nationwide
- Casey Baseel
Jul 26, 2024
Dokupe fans, rejoice!
- Japan
- (Burger King • Burger King Japan • COK • Dr. Pepper • drinks • fast food • food • rstaurants • soda)
McDonald’s Japan’s Soft Twist Tower: A phantom ice cream only sold at select branches
- Oona McGee
Jul 20, 2024
A secret soft serve with legendary status.
- Japan
- (coffee ice cream • COK • fast food • food • ice cream • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • new • news • secret menu • SNJO • soft serve • soft serve ice cream • taste test)
McDonald’s Japan’s Nintendo Happy Meal toys are here, and we’ve got the whole set!【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 16, 2024
Super Nintendo World toys have us feeling super.
- Japan
- (COK • Donkey Kong • fast food • food • Happy Meals • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • nintendo • SNJO • Super Mario • toys • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • video games)
Sake milk shakes return to Japan’s Mos Burger with the Shinsei Dassai Mazeru Shake
- Casey Baseel
Jul 13, 2024
After three years apart, Dassai and Mos Burger are teaming up again.
- Japan
- (amazake • Asahi Shuzo • COK • Dassai • drinks • fast food • food • milk shakes • nihonshu • sake • sake milk shake • sweets)
New Nintendo toys coming to McDonald’s Japan’s Happy Meals
- Casey Baseel
Jul 9, 2024
Super Mario and Donkey Kong head to Happy Meals, courtesy of their colony inside Universal Studios Japan.
- Japan
- (Donkey Kong • fast food • food • Happy Meals • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • nintendo • Super Mario • toys • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • video games)
McDonald’s adds a Mint Chocolate Oreo Frappe to its menu in Japan for a limited time
- Oona McGee
Jul 1, 2024
It’s a Choc Mint Party, and we’re all invited!
- Japan
- (choc mint • commercials • drinks • fast food • food • frappe • Japanese commercials • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • mint • mint chocolate • new • news • Oreo • Suzu Hirose • sweets • Tomohisa Yamashita • Yamapi)
McDonald’s Japan now using adorable Kiki’s Delivery Service wrappers for new burgers【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 28, 2024
New sandwiches look great even before you unwrap them.
- Japan
- (anime • burgers • COK • cool • fast food • food • hamburgers • Ki&Ki • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • SNJO • taste test)
Anime witch Kiki and black cat Jiji make deliveries in adorable new McDonald’s Japan video【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 27, 2024
Those Europe Burgers aren’t going to deliver themselves, after all..
- Japan
- (anime • burgers • cool • fast food • food • hamburgers • Ki&Ki • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • video)
Udonuts: Doughnuts containing udon noodles become a thing in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 23, 2024
Japanese noodle restaurant chain adds an unusual new sweet to its dessert menu.
- Japan
- (COK • curry • donuts • doughnuts • fast food • food • Japanese curry • Marugame Seimen • Noodles • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test • udon • weird food)
Pizza Hut adds burgers to its menu in Japan for a limited time
- Oona McGee
Jun 20, 2024
New lineup gives us good reason to say “Pizza Beautiful Day”!
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