In Japan, the most wonderful time of year is marked with fried chicken — KFC, that is. Ordering KFC for Christmas began in Japan in the mid-1970s and has since become a Christmas Eve staple. Every ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Japan, it's common for families to order KFC for Christmas thanks to a 1970's ad campaign called "Kentucky for Christmas". This ...

Picture this: it’s Christmas Eve in Tokyo, and families across the city aren’t gathering around roast turkey or glazed ham. Instead, they’re picking up buckets of fried chicken from KFC, often ordered ...

Christmas is near, and in Japan that means that many families will be heading out together to pick up their feast for the celebration — from KFC. The popular American fast food restaurant has been ...

A statue of Colonel Sanders dressed as Santa Claus is displayed at the KFC Christmas restaurant in Tokyo – Copyright AFP Yuichi YAMAZAKI KFC in Japan is gearing up ...

Christmas kicks off in Japan as KFC opens its Tokyo Christmas pop-up restaurant. The fast-food chain offers customers dishes inspired by Japan's "Christmas chicken" tradition, dating back to 1974.

Tracy Slater is an American writer living in Osaka. She describes the curious tradition that's come about in Japan, where many people there eat KFC on Christmas Eve. We also hear from Kaori Sawada who ...

But step beyond Britain’s borders and Christmas can look very different. According to a travel expert, “some countries embrace customs that may strike British audiences as unusual.” Speaking to Daily ...

Christmas is a secular holiday in Japan, with many celebrating it like Valentine's Day in the U.S. KFC for Christmas started in the 1970s in Japan KFC Japan stores sell 10 times their annual average ...

In Japan, it's common for families to order KFC for Christmas thanks to a 1970's ad campaign called "Kentucky for Christmas". This idea took off, turning KFC's Party Barrels into a nationwide ...