KFC Japan's busiest day is usually Dec. 24, on which they usually sell about five to 10 times more than typical days. "As Christmas approaches, KFC commercials play on TV — they look very delicious.

It’s hardly a cheap experience either: the standard party box, with eight pieces of chicken, a shrimp gratin and a chocolate cake (yes, KFC Japan does cake), is ¥4,580 when booked in advance.

The KFC tradition dates back to 1970, when the first KFC opened in Japan, a KFC Japan spokesperson told BBC in 2016. The manager of that first restaurant, Takeshi Okawara, supposedly heard a few ...

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Almost every year since she was a child, Naomi has looked forward to her family's traditional Christmas meal: a KFC "party barrel." Skip to content. Subscribe. Search. News; Most Popular; ...

According to figures released by the American fast-food chain, KFC Japan pulled in 6.9 billion yen (roughly US$63 million) from December 20 to 25 in 2018, with lines out the door starting on ...

According to “Colonel Comes to Japan,” a 1981 documentary directed by John Nathan, KFC – then known as Kentucky Fried Chicken – opened its first Japan outlet in Nagoya in 1970. By 1981 ...

In Japan, less than 1% of the population identifies as Christian and Christmas Day is NOT a national holiday. Regardless, the custom of eating KFC for Christmas has prevailed since the 1970s.

To better understand how and why fried chicken became synonymous with Christmas in Japan, we have to rewind a few decades. Following a period of austerity following World War II in the 1940s and ...

For many people in Japan, KFC is central to their Christmas celebrations. Every year at Christmas, 3.5 million Japanese families opt for KFC, according to an Instagram clip shared by BBC .

Kate Springer, CNN Almost every year since she was a child, Hokkaido resident Naomi has looked forward to her family’s traditional Christmas meal: a KFC “party barrel” brimming with salad ...