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However, holiday revelers in Japan customarily enjoy a far different option: KFC's famous bucket of fried chicken. And the reasons for this unusual tradition run through the devastation of World ...

KFC Japan started selling a fried chicken Christmas meal more than 50 years ago For many people in Japan, KFC is central to their Christmas celebrations. Every year at Christmas, 3.5 million ...

At Kentucky Fried Chicken's Japanese outlets, Christmas is the busiest time of the year--with people rushing out to buy fried chicken and cake. Photo: Miho Inada/The Wall Street Journal ...

who would later become CEO of KFC Japan, had a brain wave one night. Until then, a 'Christmas dinner' in Japan didn't really exist; there was no one set meal that people enjoyed. Okawara ...

Soon, you'll be able to eat all the KFC you want in one sitting for about $20 - if you live in Japan. The chicken chain is opening an all-you-can-eat buffet location in Osaka, Japan, reports ...

From calorie count to portion sizes, we wanted to find out all the differences between KFC in the US and Japan. This is Food Wars. More from Food Wars From calorie count to portion sizes ...

An curved arrow pointing right. From exclusive items to portion sizes, we wanted to find all the differences between KFC in the US, UK, Japan, and India. This is Food Wars. More from Food Wars ...

The coveted cat keychain is part of a collaboration between KFC and Mofusand, a popular Japanese cat illustration series, which released limited stocks of the trinkets, as well as sticker packs ...

Now, a similar trend is happening for another collaboration between a cat character and a fast-food chain — Japanese cat illustration series Mofusand and fried chicken specialist KFC.