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Spy x Family Happy Meals now at McDonald’s Japan as anime switches fast food loyalties
- Casey Baseel
Sep 5, 2023 - Tweet
Forger family was working with a rival burger organization less than a year ago.
- Japan
- (anime • fast food • food • Happy Meal • Happy Set • manga • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan)
McDonald’s Japan reminds everyone that French fries are vegetables to celebrate Vegetable Day
- Casey Baseel
Sep 1, 2023
Well, they’re not wrong.
- Japan
- (fast food • food • french fries • funny • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • nutrition • potatoes • Vegetable Day • vegetables)
Tsukimi burger season heats up as McDonald’s Japan unveils new moon-viewing burger lineup【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 31, 2023
Burgers and sweets to enjoy as you look up at the night sky this autumn.
- Japan
- (anko • burgers • fast food • food • grape • hamburgers • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McDonald's pie • moon viewing • shakes • Shine Muscat • sweet red beans • sweets • tsukimi • tsukimi burgers)
Look out, Starbucks — McDonald’s Japan has now entered the dessert drink game
- Oona McGee
Aug 29, 2023
Can a fast food chain beat a coffeehouse chain at its own game?
- Japan
- (Anji Tabata • COK • commercials • cool • drinks • fast food • frappes • Frappuccino • Japanese commercials • kimutaku • macarons • marketing • McCafe • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • review • SNJO • strawberry • sweets • Takuya Kimura • taste test)
Round 2 of the Pokémon Happy Meal toys at McDonald’s is here! Will you collect ’em all?
- Dale Roll
Aug 25, 2023
This round is just as fun as the last!
- Japan
- (anime • cool • cute • fans • fast food • food • goldfish scooping • Happy Meal • McDonald's • Pikachu • Pokemon • squirt guns • toys • video games)
Japanese anime appears at McDonald’s in the U.S., making the artist’s dreams come true
- Oona McGee
Aug 22, 2023
The Devil is a Part-Timer attracts attention in the U.S. and otaku are lovin’ it.
- Japan, USA
- (029 • advertising • anime • COK • commercials • cool • Hataraku Maou-sama! • Japanese anime • marketing • McDonald's • Oniku • SNJO • The Devil Is a Part-Timer! • videos)
McDonald’s Pokémon Happy Meal toys: Summer festival hit or miss?
- Oona McGee
Aug 13, 2023
We find out whether the Pokémon Natsumatsuri Happy Set can really make you happy.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Happy Meal • Happy Meals • Japanese summer festival • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • natsu matsuri • Pikachu • Poké Ball • Pokemon • summer • summer festival • summer festivals • taiko • toys)
Pokémon Japanese summer festival toys to make Happy Meals extra-happy at McDonald’s Japan【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 8, 2023
Pikachu wants to bring you some matsuri fun and style.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cute • fast food • food • Happy Meal • Happy Set • Matsuri • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Pikachu • Pokemon • summer festival • video games)
McDonald’s Japan adds exclusive Hawaiian Burgers to its menu for a limited time
- Oona McGee
Jul 28, 2023
We try all three to find out which one is worth your money.
- Japan
- (burgers • COK • fast food • food • hawaii • Loco Moco • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • review • SNJO • taste test)
Japanese McDonalds’ branch bans an entire middle school from entering the restaurant
- Casey Baseel
Jul 26, 2023
Kids’ bad behavior gets the whole school barred from the fast food restaurant down the street.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • fast food • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • middle schools • society • youth)
How do McDonald’s fries taste in the frite nation of Belgium? We find out【Taste test】
- Dale Roll
Jul 8, 2023
And while we’re there we figured we might as well try some burgers, too.
- Europe
- (Belgium • cheeseburgers • Europe • french fries • fries • Ikuna Kamezawa • McDonald's • taste teste)
Hokkaido, Osaka, and Fukuoka: Taste-testing McDonald’s oddly named Adult Regional Teriyaki burgers
- Casey Baseel
Jul 1, 2023
Three of Japan’s best foodie meccas step into the burger spotlight.
- Japan
- (burgers • fast food • food • Fukuoka • hamburgers • Hokkaido • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • mentaiko • okonomiyaki • Osaka • SNJO • spicy cod roe • taste test • teriyaki)
McDonald’s Japan adds the flavour of okonomiyaki to its menu for a limited time
- Oona McGee
Jun 23, 2023
The Teriyaki McBurger goes “adult” with some surprising regional flavours.
- Japan
- (burgers • COK • commercial • commercials • cool • fast food • food • fried chicken • jaga butter • Japanese commercial • Joe Odagiri • Kumiko Aso • marketing • McDonald's • okonomiyaki • teriyaki burger • Teriyaki McBurger)
Japan super budget dining – What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at McDonald’s?
- Oona McGee
Jun 21, 2023
Nine meal combo suggestions cover everything from burgers through to fries and desserts.
- Japan
- (1000 yen • Big Mac • burgers • cheap food • cheeseburgers • COK • fast food • food • hamburgers • Japanese food • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • SNJO • taste test • teriyaki burger • Teriyaki McBurger)
Lemon & Cheese pies from McDonald’s bring some sunshine to the rainy season【Taste test】
- Master Blaster
Jun 13, 2023
And Spicy Chicken McNuggets bring the heat.
- Japan
- (cheese • Chicken McNuggets • COK • fast food • food • lemon • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • pie • rainy season • SNJO • Spicy Chicken McNuggets • sweets • taste test)
McDonald’s brings back the Japanese ‘90s with Heisei comeback menu, videos with J-pop hit【Videos】
- Casey Baseel
May 25, 2023
Any Boys and Girls hungry for some ‘90s nostalgia?
- Japan
- (1990s • 90s • Ayumi Hamasaki • burgers • fashion • fast food • food • hamburgers • Heisei • Heisei era • J-Pop • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • music • Namie Amuro • videos)
Is McDonald’s Japan’s new tandoori chicken curry McNugget sauce better with naan?【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
May 11, 2023
People have been saying the new McDonald’s sauce tastes just like curry, but how does it fare as a main dish?
- Japan
- (Chicken McNugget • COK • curry • fast food • food • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McNugget • naan • SNJO • tandoori chicken • taste test)
McDonald’s breakfast menu in Hong Kong is like nothing we’ve ever seen in Japan
- Katie Pask
Apr 25, 2023
The Hong Kong-Style Macaroni Soup might be our new favourite way to start the day.
- Japan
- (breakfast • fast food • food • Hong Kong • Ikuna Kamezawa • McDonald's • pasta • SNJO • taste test • travel)
One Piece x McDonald’s Japan collaboration burgers: Does the treasure taste as good as it looks?
- Oona McGee
Apr 20, 2023
Join us as we take our taste buds on an adventure with Luffy and the gang.
- Japan
- (anime • burgers • chicken burgers • Chicken Tatsuta • COK • cool • fast food • food • Luffy • manga • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • One Piece • review • SNJO • straw hat pirates • taste test)
McDonald’s Japan goes old-school with new Showa-era Kissa Mac sweets lineup【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 19, 2023
A taste of nostalgia for the golden era of Japanese coffee shops is coming to the golden arches.
- Japan
- (fast food • food • ice cream • kissaten • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McDonald's pie • melon soda • parfaits • pudding • purin • Showa • Showa Era • sweets)
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