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KFC Japan unveils new Tsukimi Moon Viewing Burgers for 2025
- Oona McGee
Aug 21, 2025 - Tweet
This year’s range comes with a muscly Chief Tamago Officer heading up the Human Eggification Project.
- Japan
- (burgers • chicken • chicken burgers • fast food • food • fried chicken • KFC • KFC Japan • marketing • moon viewing • moon-viewing burgers • otsukimi • pies • tsukimi • tsukimi burger)
What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at KFC Japan?
- Oona McGee
Aug 7, 2025
With costs rising everywhere in Japan, what can a single note get you at KFC?
- Japan
- (cheap finds • chicken • COK • cool • drinks • fast food • food • fried chicken • Japanese food • KFC • SNJO)
Lawson debuts new fried chicken so let’s see how it compares to other stores
- Master Blaster
Jul 30, 2025
Is the biggest bird best?
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • convenience stores • Fami Chiki • Family mart • food • fried chicken • L Chiki • Lawson • Manmaru Chicken • Nana Chiki)
KFC’s new Japanese-Style Summer Burgers source refreshing ingredients from Setouchi and Wakayama
- Casey Baseel
Jul 14, 2025
Things are looking pretty sweet for fans of fried chicken and Japan’s citrus stars.
- Japan
- (COK • fast food • food • fried chicken • Kentucky Fried Chicken • Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan • KFC • KFC Japan • Setouchi • SNJO)
KFC Gundam bucket is here to celebrate 30th anniversary of franchise’s breakout overseas hit
- Casey Baseel
Jul 6, 2025
I just feel chicken emotion.
- China, Japan
- (anime • cool • crazy • Endless Waltz • food • fried chicken • Gundam • Gundam Wing • Hong Kong • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • manga • weird)
KFC Japan cooking up new yuzu Japanese citrus katsu sandwiches for summer
- Casey Baseel
Jun 4, 2025
Yuzu and shichimi add distinctive delicious Japanese flavors to the fried chicken house from Kentucky.
- Japan
- (burgers • cutlet • fast food • food • fried chicken • katsu • Kentucky Fried Chicken • Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan • KFC • KFC Japan • shichimi • yuzu)
What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at Japan’s Mos Burger?【Japan Super Budget Dining】
- SoraNews24
May 19, 2025
Japan’s favorite domestic hamburger chain is known for higher quality than other fast food burger joints, but higher prices too, so our team searches for the optimum 1,000-yen Mos Burger meal.
- Japan
- (burgers • COK • food • fried chicken • hamburgers • Japan super budget dining • milk shakes • restaurants • shakes • SNJO • sweets)
Possibly the most elegant chicken and waffles restaurant ever opens in Kyoto
- Master Blaster
May 12, 2025
Get a mouthful of Moofle.
- Japan
- (Arashiyama • chicken and waffles • COK • fried chicken • karaage • Kyoto • restaurants • tempura • waffles)
Fried chicken, fruits, and ice cream unite in the crazily delicious parfaits of Karafuneya Cafe
- Krista Rogers
Apr 29, 2025
A parfait fit for everyone can be found at this parfait paradise located inside of Osaka Station.
- Japan
- (cafes • COK • crazy • dessert • fried chicken • fried food • ice cream • Karafuneya • Mr. Sato • Osaka • Osaka Station • parfait • parfaits • restaurants • SNJO • sweets • taste test • weird)
7-Eleven pancakes become a hit with American tourists in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jan 27, 2025
There’s a unique way Americans like to eat this convenience store sweet.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • chicken • COK • combini • convenience store food • convenience stores • cool • food • fried chicken • hack • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • pancakes • SNJO • taste test)
What’s in the KFC Japan fukubukuro lucky bag?
- Oona McGee
Jan 12, 2025
The Colonel gives us more than we bargained for, despite a year of rising costs.
- Japan
- (COK • food • fried chicken • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • KFC Japan • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • SNJO)
Convenience store fried chicken going into school lunches in Japan for Family Mart anniversary
- Casey Baseel
Dec 14, 2024
Famichiki to be part of public school meals on special day in Family Mart’s original hometown.
- Japan
- (COK • convenience stores • education • Famichiki • Family Marts • food • fried chicken • school lunches • schools)
Can you make KFC takikomi gohan in a rice cooker, and is it something worth eating?【SoraKitchen】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 20, 2024
Colonel Crispy goes into the rice cooker pot, but does something tasty come out?
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • crazy • food • fried chicken • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • KFC Japan • rice cooker • rice cooker cooking • rice cooker recipe • SNJO • SoraKitchen • takikomi gohan • takikomigohan)
KFC Genshin Impact fried chicken combo meals now on sale in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Oct 2, 2024
Fried chicken really is the best paid content.
- Japan
- (anime • food • fried chicken • Genshin Impact • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • KFC Japan • manga • video games)
Potato chip-flavor fried chicken now on sale at convenience stores in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Sep 26, 2024
And potato chip-flavored potato croquettes too!
- Japan
- (Calbee • Consomme Double Punch • convenience stores • food • fried chicken • karaage • karaage kun • Lawson • potato chips)
Some of the best Japanese fried chicken in Japan comes from this shack in the middle of nowhere
- Casey Baseel
Sep 21, 2024
Roadside restaurant in Oita absolutely knows what it’s doing with karaage.
- Japan
- (COK • food • fried chicken • karaage • nakatsu • Oita • restaurants • SNJO)
Japanese restaurant’s all-you-can-eat fried chicken breakfast is high-score challenge with prize
- Casey Baseel
Aug 26, 2024
Oh, and don’t forget the all-you-can-eat rice balls that come with it!
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • COK • crazy • food • fried chicken • karaage • onigiri • restaurants • rice balls)
KFC Japan unveils new Tsukimi Moon Viewing Burgers for 2024
- Oona McGee
Aug 24, 2024
Fried chicken meets Japanese tradition with a new lineup, and there’s a sweet pie in the mix too.
- Japan
- (burgers • chicken • chicken burgers • fast food • food • fried chicken • KFC • KFC Japan • moon viewing • moon-viewing burgers • otsukimi • pies • tsukimi • tsukimi burger)
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)
Does Japan’s new low-calorie convenience store fried chicken have any reason to exist?【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 12, 2024
Off Kara and Off Chiki arrive at Laweson, and on our plate.
- Japan
- (COK • convenience stores • food • fried chicken • karaage • L Chiki • Lawson • SNJO • taste test)
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