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KFC Japan holds annual memorial services for its chicken
- Master Blaster
Dec 30, 2019 - Tweet
Execs pray for chickens of the past and future on “Chicken Thanksgiving.”
- Japan
- (chicken • Chicken Thanksgiving • fast food • funeral • Higashi-Fushimi Inari • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • memorial service • Osaka • Sumiyoshi Taisha • Tokyo)
KFC Japan is heart-warming and finger-licking good with new food donation program for poor kids
- Casey Baseel
Nov 25, 2019
Becomes first major restaurant chain in Japan to provide cooked food to “children’s cafeteria” facilities.
- Japan
- (charity • children's cafeterias • COK • donation • fast food • food • fried chicken • KFC • kodomo shokudo • moving • society • touching)
KFC Japanese New Year’s cards give you free fried chicken to start 2020 off right!
- Casey Baseel
Nov 18, 2019
KFC gets into Japan’s nengajo tradition in a finger-licking way.
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • culture • fast food • food • free food • fried chicken • KFC • nengajo • New Year's • New Year's cards)
We visit the new all-you-can-eat KFC buffet restaurant in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Nov 16, 2019
This feast includes much more than just fried chicken, sides and desserts.
- Japan
- (all you can drink • all-you-can-eat • COK • food • fried chicken • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • restaurants • SNJO • tabehodai)
There’s a permanent all-you-can-eat, all-you-can-drink KFC restaurant opening in Tokyo
- Casey Baseel
Nov 15, 2019
All the fried chicken you can eat (plus all the beer you can drink), whenever you want it!
- Japan
- (all you an drink • all-you-can-eat • food • fried chicken • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • restaurants)
KFC’s dating sim cooks up fingerlickin’ Colonel Sanders romance, but the recipe feels off【Review】
- Katy Kelly
Sep 28, 2019
While the presentation sizzles like a chicken wing fresh from the fryer, the content is a creamy, cold mash with no gravy.
- Japan
- (dating games • dating sims • fried chicken • game review • I Love You Colonel Sanders! • KFC • review • SNJO • SNO • Steam • videogames • weird)
Colonel Sanders gets hot and spicy as star of official anime-style KFC dating simulator【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 11, 2019
Game is officially published by KFC, promises a romance that will make you want to lick your fingers.
- Japan
- (Colonel Sanders • crazy • dating simulators • fast food • food • funny • KFC • video • video games • weird)
KFC will straight-up sell you a bag of fried chicken skin in Indonesia
- Casey Baseel
May 31, 2019
Not in the mood for skinless chicken? How about some chickenless skin instead?
Japanese study finds KFC’s paripari crispy chicken sound increases blood flow in brain, appetite
- Krista Rogers
Apr 23, 2019
Recent research study investigates the role that not only taste and smell play in increasing your appetite, but sound as well.
- Japan
- (ASMR • experiment • food • fried chicken • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC • KFC Japan • Kyorin University • Pari-Pari chicken • research study • science • weird)
Demonic anime ad commands us to eat at KFC, or risk angering Cheddar Lucifer【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 2, 2018
If eating fried chicken makes us evil, we no longer have any desire to be good.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • crazy • fast food • food • fried chicken • funny • KFC • The Double • video • weird)
KFC Japan’s version of Double Down to return soon, sends junk food fans to decadent paradise
- Koh Ruide
Oct 30, 2018
Why let carbs get in your way when you can have meat, meat, and more meat?
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • Double Down • fried chicken • junk food • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC)
One of Japan’s most popular confectioners creates the KFC apricot cheese tart Krushers dessert
- Casey Baseel
Oct 13, 2018
We’ve been fans of this cheese tart specialist’s sweets for years, and now we’ve got a whole new way to enjoy them.
Spicy Mexican Flavor added to KFC Japan’s fried chicken lineup
- Casey Baseel
Sep 27, 2018
The tri-nation crossover has our stomachs growling already.
KFC Japan goes beyond its all-you-can-eat deals and is now offering free fried chicken!
- Casey Baseel
Sep 7, 2018
We all get a present because it’s someone else’s birthday.
- Japan
- (COK • deals • fast food • free • free food • fried chicken • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC)
Japan’s KFC chains fall behind on profits, needs to up the spices to meet the prices
- Katy Kelly
Aug 31, 2018
The Colonel’s company can’t convince enough customers to cram their chops with chicken, and that has cold hard cash consequences.
- Japan
- (business • chicken • fast food • food • fried chicken • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC)
KFC Japan creates new fried chicken eating gloves to keep grease off your hands and smartphone
- Casey Baseel
Jul 28, 2018
Second-generation fried food eating aid is available now, makes signature dish glove-licking good!
KFC Japan rolls out statues of Colonel Sanders sitting down, challenges public to name it
- Koh Ruide
Jul 22, 2018
The beloved grandfather of fried chicken finally gets to rest his feet after standing for decades in Japan.
KFC Japan offering all-you-can eat fried chicken every Friday for the rest of summer!
- Casey Baseel
Jul 16, 2018
Our Kentucky-fried prayers are answered, and kids under six can even eat for free!
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • awesome • COK • fast food • food • fried chicken • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC)
A Finger-lickin’ Phantom? Terrifying statue haunts Japanese Twitter user biking home
- Katy Kelly
Jun 27, 2018
A Japanese user shared a terrifying tale of a ghostly gentleman who appeared to accost him – and according to the Internet, he’s a repeat offender.
Hong Kong’s new Hot & Spicy KFC chicken creatively reimagined as explosions in fiery ads
- Koh Ruide
Apr 22, 2018
Who knew fried chicken would make the perfect backdrop for some explosive Hollywood-style advertising?
- SE Asia
- (advertising • chicken • delicious • Hong Kong • Kentucky Fried Chicken • KFC)
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