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.

“To the Japanese, Christmas cakes were the symbols of modernity ... editor and features writer — with a special emphasis on food, culture and subculture. Her writing has appeared in and ...

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 ...

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story ...

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

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 ...

The Allied occupation infused Japanese society with decades of American influence, including food and holidays. Although the encroachment of American culture made Christmas a bigger and bigger ...

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 ...

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 ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Eating fried chicken from fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is a very popular Christmas tradition in Japan. Every Christmas, there are very long lines of customers at ...

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 ...