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McDonald’s Japan officially changes its mascot’s name…to Ronald McDonald

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 3, 2026
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Yep, that’s actually a change for McDonald’s Japan.

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• Japan
• (Donald McDonald • fast food • food • funny • hamburgers • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Ronald McDonald • weird)

McDonald’s Japan makes beautifully bittersweet burger anime music video with Idolmaster [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 26, 2026

Chihaya Kisaragi and Imadaketsukimitabemi go moon-viewing together.

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• Japan
• (anime & manga • burgers • fast food • food • hamburgers • idol singers • Idolmaster • Idols • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • moon viewing • moon-viewing burgers • music • The Idolmaster • tsukimi • tsukimi burgers • video • video games)

McDonald’s Japan reveals exclusive new Tsukimi moon viewing collection for 2026

• Oona McGee
  Aug 26, 2026

The moon rises at McDonald’s with eight limited-edition items on the menu, including a sukiyaki burger. 

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• Japan
• (burgers • commercials • fast food • food • Japanese commercials • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • moon viewing • moon-viewing burgers • tsukimi • tsukimi burgers)

Hello Kitty x Godzilla Happy Meals are coming to McDonald’s, but not in Japan [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 13, 2026

Sanrio’s kaiju crossover gives one cute character two extra heads, plus gives one character often overlooked in Japan some time in the spotlight.

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• Japan, USA
• (cool • crazy • cute • fast food • food • Godzilla • Happy Meal toys • Happy Meals • Happy Sets • Hello Kitty • kaiju • Kuromi • McDonald's • My Melody • Sanrio • toys • weird)

Pokémon comes to McDonald’s Japan for new Happy Meals toys, brings every generation’s starters

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 4, 2026

You can’t celebrate 30 years of Pokémon without 30 years of starters, plus a few more Pocket Monster all-stars.

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• Japan
• (anime • cute • fast food • food • hamburgers • Happy Meal toys • Happy Meals • Happy Set • manga • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games)

McDonald’s Japan goes viral for Samurai Mac burger hack

• Oona McGee
  Jul 28, 2026

Turn a Samurai Mac into an expensive Omotesando gourmet burger by taking one thing out – and no, it’s not the pickles.

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• Japan
• (beef • burgers • exclusive • fast food • food • food hack • hack • Japan-exclusive • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Samurai Mac • SNJO • social media)

McDonald’s Japan reveals new Pokémon collaboration range, covering McNuggets and lucky bags

• Oona McGee
  Jul 11, 2026

Huge new campaign has us catching ’em all, all summer long. 

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• Japan
• (anime • campaign • cool • cute • fast food • food • limited edition • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McNuggets • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon GO)

Sanrio’s new McDonald’s Japan Happy Meals give the spotlight all to Cinnamoroll[Photos]

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 4, 2026

One of Sanrio’s top dogs is headed to McDonald’s Japan with some very cute stuff.

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• Japan
• (Cinnamoroll • cute • fast food • food • hamburgers • Happy Meal toys • Happy Meals • Happy Set • Japanese Happy Meal toys • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Sanrio)

Super Mario Galaxy Happy Meal toys now available at McDonald’s Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 12, 2026

Let’s a-go (to Mcdonald’s)!

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• Japan
• (fast food • figures • food • Happy Meal toys • Happy Meals • Happy Set • Mario • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • nintendo • Super Mario • Super Mario Galaxy • The Super Mario Galaxy Movie • toys • video games)

McDonald’s Japan adds curry French fry flavor, regional-taste burgers to its menu with Gotochi Mac

• Casey Baseel
  May 21, 2026

Salutes to local specialties of Hokkaido, Nagoya, and more now available across Japan.

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• Japan
• (black curry • burgers • curry • fast food • food • french fries • Fukuoka • hamburgers • Hokkaido • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • mentaiko • Nagoya • Shaka Shaka French fries • Shaka Shaka Potato • tebasaki)

McDonald’s Japan’s new Chiikawa Happy Meal figures are here![Photos]

• Casey Baseel
  May 19, 2026

New tie-up with hit anime comes with anti-scalper strategy.

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• Japan
• (anime • Chiikawa • COK • cute • fast food • figures • food • Happy Meals • Happy Set • manga • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • SNJO)

Japan’s largest online resale site banning scalper sales of McDonald’s new anime Happy Meal toys

• Casey Baseel
  May 12, 2026

Hopefully new policies will keep Chiikawa figures out of scalpers’ hands so they can find their ways to fans instead.

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• Japan
• (anime • Chiikawa • Happy Meals • Happy Set • manga • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • mercari • resellers • scalpers)

McDonald’s Japan hack: Make a Chicken Tatsuta in five minutes anywhere in the world

• Oona McGee
  May 9, 2026

Now you can get a taste of a famous limited-edition exclusive burger without travelling to Japan.

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• Japan
• (burgers • Chicken Tatsuta • fast food • food • hack • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan)

McDonald’s Japan now has Hello Kitty and Pompompurin drinks on the menu

• Oona McGee
  Apr 17, 2026

We find out if the limited-edition Sanrio frappe and smoothie taste as sweet as they look. 

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• Japan
• (COK • cute • drinks • frappoe • Hello Kitty • limited edition • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Pompompurin • purin • Sanrio • smoothie • SNJO • strawberry)

McDonald’s and Gundam team up for customized anime mecha and fried chicken sandwiches[Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 9, 2026

Char’s invasion of Side 7 looks a little different in this continuity.

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• Japan
• (anime • Chicken Tatsuta • fast food • food • fried chicken • funny • Gundam • manga • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • mecha • Mobile Suit Gundam • robots • video)

McDonald’s Japan adds new Hello Kitty and Pompompurin drinks to the menu for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Apr 7, 2026

Sanrio characters add sweetness to first-ever McDonald’s smoothie and frappe collaboration, complete with a Japanese idol commercial. 

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• Japan
• (Ano • commercial • cool • cute • drinks • fast food • hack • Hello Kitty • idol • Idols • Japanese commercials • Japanese idols • Kawaii • marketing • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Pompompurin • Sanrio)

McDonald’s Japan releases “intense” McPork burger, prompts Michelin chef to create jam hack

• Oona McGee
  Mar 31, 2026

Can Japanese jam really get this burger out of a jam?

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• Japan
• (Aohata • burgers • cool • fast food • food • food hack • food hacks • hack • hacks • jam • jam jar • Japanese jam jar • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McPork • SNJO)

Rumors say this is Japan’s very best McDonald’s branch, but what makes it special?[Taste test]

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 28, 2026

We head half-way across Japan and try what foodies say is the most delicious McDonald’s branch in the whole county.

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• Japan
• (burgers • Chicken McNuggets • chicken nuggets • COK • fast food • food • french fries • hamburgers • Japanese McDonald’s • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • SNJO • taste test)

McDonald’s Japan celebrates spring with… a Strawberry Shortcake Pie?!?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 18, 2026

Limited-edition pink dessert seems unseasonal at this time of year, but all will be forgiven if it meets our high standards. 

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• Japan
• (apple pie • dessert pie • desserts • fast food • food • Japanese strawberry • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • pie • sakura • SNJO • strawberries • strawberry • strawberry shortcake)

We tried six Japanese burger chains’ coffee to test the state of fast food coffee in Japan[Taste test]

• SoraNews24
  Feb 18, 2026

In a rare twist, we headed to McDonald’s Japan, Mos Burger, and more without buying a single sandwich, because today we’re all about the beans.

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