When you think of Japanese food, you likely think of sushi, ramen, maybe even delicious karaage, but this fast food joint ...

As a child, Ms Fujita ate strawberry shortcake "every year" on Christmas — a tradition kept alive in Queensland where she sometimes brings Japanese-style cake for her Australian family's gathering.

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If this year is your first Christmas in Japan, you might be a little surprised (or even confused) at some of the traditions you witness. Even though only about 1 percent of the Japanese population ...

KFC Japan started selling a fried chicken Christmas ... Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty The Christmas tradition grew, from simple buckets of fried chicken to today's Kentucky Christmas dinner packages ...

Christmas celebrations are more about emulating American Christmas culture, and Japan definitely follows suit — the decorations alone put many American cities to shame! But Japan also merges ...

cementing the connection between fried chicken and Christmas in the minds of many Japanese. The lack of (Christian) traditions associated with Christmas in Japan – and perhaps Colonel Sanders ...

Christmas is the busiest time of year for KFC in Japan, as, per tradition, many families get their holiday dinner from the restaurant. The tradition started around 1974, but there are a couple ...

In Western culture, Christmas is that time of the year when families gather around a long table to catch up, opening lavishly wrapped gifts and sipping eggnog. Some attend church. But in Japan ...

But while the company’s Christmas packs and party barrels remain wildly popular, some Japanese people have formed new traditions over the years. “When I used to buy KFC Christmas, there weren ...