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McDonald’s Japan’s 2023 fukubukuro lucky bag first disappoints then redeems itself

• Oona McGee
  Jan 2, 2023
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The golden arches misses the mark in some ways but then makes up for it after all.

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• (COK • fast food • food • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2023 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2023 • lucky bag • lucky bag 2023 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2023 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2023 • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • new • SNJO)

Does the 2023 Village Vanguard Lucky Bag satisfy our need for useless junk? Let’s find out!

• Katie Pask
  Jan 2, 2023

How much junk is the right amount of junk?

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• (fukubukuro • lucky bag • lucky bag 2023 • P.K. Sanjun • SNJO • toys • Village Vanguard)

Pokémon x Mister Donut fukubukuro lucky bag is a very sweet way to ring in the new year

• Oona McGee
  Dec 30, 2022

This is one of the best value-for-money bags you can buy in Japan at New Year! 

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• (anime • anime merchandise • COK • cute • donuts • doughnuts • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2023 • lucky bag • Lucky Bag Roundup 2023 • lucky bags 2023 • Mister Donut • Pikachu • Pokemon • SNJO • video games)

Birth Japan’s 2023 Lucky Bag will bring out your inner Japanese gangster【Photos】

• Dale Roll
  Dec 15, 2022

New Year…New You?

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• (COK • fashion • fukubukuro • gangster • lucky bag • Lucky Bag Roundup 2023 • Masanuki Sunakoma • SNJO • yakuza • Yankee)

Yoshinoya’s fukubukuro lucky bag is part box, part beef bowl, but is there anything to eat?

• Oona McGee
  Dec 15, 2022

Take a look at the presents in store for beef bowl lovers in Japan at New Year.

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• (beef bowls • COK • food • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2023 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2023 • Japanese food • lucky bag • Lucky Bag Roundup 2023 • porcelain • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Yoshinoya)

Mister Donut lucky bags basically pay you in Pokémon for eating donuts, being a hero to friends

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 25, 2022

There’s no luck involved with this guaranteed-awesome bundle of sweets and merch.

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• (anime • COK • donuts • fukubukuro • lucky bag • Mister Donut • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games)

How much trash is in Village Vanguard’s 2022 Lucky Bags? We bought 7 to find out

• Shannon
  Jan 18, 2022

Because buying just one of anything isn’t an option at SoraNews24.

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• (fukubukuro 2022 • lucky bag • Lucky Bag Roundup 2022 • SNJO • useless • Village Vanguard • year of the tiger)

Thanko lucky bag gives us gadgets we didn’t even know we needed

• Oona McGee
  Jan 8, 2022

One of the weirdest fukubukuro purchases we made this year.

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• (bento • cool • fashion • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2022 • gadgets • lucky bag • Lucky Bag Roundup 2022 • Lucky Bags • Masanuki Sunakoma • rice cooker • Thanko • weird)

Ichiran Ramen doubles the price of its lucky bag this New Year, but is it worth it?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 5, 2022

Tonkotsu noodle specialist delivers goodwill and ramen for the new year.

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• (Birth Japan • clothes • fashion • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2022 • lucky bag • Lucky Bag Roundup 2022 • Masanuki Sunakoma • yakuza • Yankee)

Uniqlo Japan’s lucky bag creates chaos at Tokyo store

• Oona McGee
  Jan 5, 2022

Fight for fukubukuro leads to sell-out confusion in minutes.

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• (clothes • fashion • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2022 • lucky bag • Lucky Bag Roundup 2022 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2022 • SNJO • Uniqlo)

We hunt for Dom Pérignon in these wine fukubukuro lucky bag boxes from Kaldi

• Katie Pask
  Jan 5, 2022

No matter what comes out of the lucky boxes, it’s sure to be a wine-derful day!

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• (drink • drinks • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2022 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2022 • haruka takagi • KALDI • lucky bag • wine • wines)

We buy a kitchen gadget lucky bag that was so heavy we had to call for help to bring it home

• Dale Roll
  Jan 4, 2022

The “Otoshidama Box of Dreams” is a box worth taking home…if you can carry it. 

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• (fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2022 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2022 • Ikuna Kamezawa • kitchen gadgets • lucky bag • Lucky Bag Roundup 2022 • lucky bags 2022 • shinjuku • Takashi Harada • Yodobashi Camera)

Nissin’s New Year lucky box is packed with instant noodle surprises

• Oona McGee
  Dec 29, 2021

Kicking the year off right with a Cup Noodle extravaganza!

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• (Cup Noodle • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2022 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2022 • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • lucky bag • Lucky Bag Roundup 2022 • Nissin • Nissin Cup Noodle • Noodles • ramen • SNJO)

The Birth Japan lucky bag can transform anyone into a Japanese bad guy instantly

• Master Blaster
  Dec 27, 2021

Full villainous fashions at a fraction of the price!

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• (Birth Japan • clothes • fashion • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2022 • lucky bag • Lucky Bag Roundup 2022 • Masanuki Sunakoma • yakuza • Yankee)

Yoshinoya’s year-end lucky bag is more like a lucky box… or bowl?

• Master Blaster
  Dec 21, 2021

At least there’s no mistaking what’s inside.

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• (beef bowls • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2022 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2022 • lucky bag • Lucky Bag Roundup 2022 • retort pouch • SNJO • Yoshinoya)

What’s inside the McDonald’s Big Smile Bag in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Aug 15, 2021

All part of the chain’s Japan-exclusive 50th anniversary celebrations.

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• (burgers • COK • design • fast food • food • fries • fukubukuro • limited edition • lucky bag • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Mr Speedee • packaging • retro • SNJO • Speedee Service System)

Mister Donut x Pokémon fukubukuro lucky bag is a deliciously cute adventure

• Oona McGee
  Dec 31, 2020

Chansey and friends are just the icing on the cake for this doughnut extravaganza. 

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• (Chansey • coupon • cute • donuts • doughnuts • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2021 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2021 • lucky bag • Lucky Bag Roundup 2021 • Mister Donut • Pokemon)

CoCo Ichibanya lucky bag here to keep you happy and full of curry

• Katie Pask
  Dec 31, 2020

Bring in the Year of the Ox with some delicious beef curry, courtesy of CoCo Ichibanya!

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• (coco curry • coco ichi • CoCo Ichiban • coco ichibanya • COK • curry • food • Fukubukuro Roundup 2021 • lucky bag • Lucky Bag Roundup 2021 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2020 • restaurants • SNJO)

Studio Ghibli retail chain brings out a mystery fukubukuro lucky bag for New Year

• Oona McGee
  Dec 30, 2020

Filled with awesome Ghibli character goods, Donguri Kyowakoku has some of the best lucky bags in all of Japan.

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• (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2021 • Ghibli • Kiki's Delivery Service • lucky bag • Lucky Bag Roundup 2021 • merchandise • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Mister Donut back at it again with 2021 MisDo Pokémon Lucky Bags

• Shannon
  Dec 24, 2020

Donuts, bags for your donuts, calendars for your donut shopping days – this bag has it all.

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• (coupon • cute • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2021 • lucky bag • Mister Donut • Pokemon)

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