In the process of the popularization of Christmas in Japan, I believe certain dishes played a major role. Roast chicken and cake have been Christmas dinner staples for decades, but there is also ...

Here’s a snapshot of some of the interesting Christmas foods across the world. The land of the rising sun is also the land of quirky, quirky food traditions. In Japan, less than 1% of the ...

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 ...

It all started back in 1970, shortly after the first branch of the fast food chain opened in ... turkey and other traditional Christmas things while in Japan – only around 1% of people in ...

While Christmas in the US may conjure up visions of sugarplums and holiday hams, in Japan a certain fast-food staple takes center stage - and it's all thanks to a clever marketing ploy by KFC.

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 ...