Every Christmas, millions of Japanese families feast on KFC instead of turkey! 🍗🎅 📖 Here’s how it happened: ✅ In 1974, KFC Japan launched a "Kentucky for Christmas" campaign. ✅ Clever marketing ...

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 ...

So, how does Japan actually celebrate Christmas? And why in such a secular, non-Western country has it become a popular holiday? Fried chicken was marketed by KFC Japan as the perfect Christmas ...

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.

And to add a touch of Christmas flair, you can use left-over scraps of gift-wrapping to create your lanterns (Yay, recycling!). Japan’s KFC Christmas Meal According to a BBC report, eating ...

Whether it's the Yule Lads of Iceland, the roller-skating mass of Venezuela, or the unique KFC Christmas dinners in Japan, each of these customs adds a touch of magic to the festive season, making ...