Christmas is a secular holiday in Japan and in the 1970s there weren’t many established holiday traditions. In 1974, KFC started a marketing campaign called “Kentucky for Christmas.” ...

KFC for Christmas: Why is this trend ... or any other type of fried chicken on Christmas Eve or Christmas ... KFC Japan posted all-time high sales of roughly 10 per cent of its annual turnover for ...

The campaign was such a hit, KFC at Christmas became a part of Japanese culture. Christmas Eve (December 24) is the busiest day of the year for KFC Japan and preorders start as early as late October.

The KFC Japan Christmas tradition continues to thrive as a unique and heartwarming part of Japan’s holiday season. What started as a clever marketing initiative in the 1970s has evolved into a ...

Here are 5 unique ways to celebrate Christmas like they do in Japan. Yes, you heard it right, they actually do celebrate Christmas in Japan. Most of the world does, in fact, albeit in very ...

Christmas Eve (December 24) is the busiest day of the year for KFC Japan, and pre-orders start as early as late October. The Christmas tradition evolved, from simple fried chicken to today’s Kentucky ...

KFC is a rare commodity in the lead-up to Christmas in Japan. If you want deep-friend drumsticks and breasts on your Christmas table, it’s best to order early (reservations open around November 2).

Japan has very unique Christmas traditions: KFC fried chicken buckets, strawberry shortcakes and romantic dinner dates. ... For most Japanese, Christmas Eve is an even bigger deal than Christmas Day.

Fried chicken was marketed by KFC Japan as the perfect Christmas food in the 1970s — and it stuck. ... "Young, single people would hope to be taken out on Christmas Eve by somebody." ...

"Initially, the celebrations were just for entertaining kids," said KFC. KFC came to Japan in the 1970s, and began its "KFC Christmas" campaign in 1974.

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.

Christmas is KFC Japan's busiest time of year. It said it had 2 million customers last year from Dec. 23 to 25. Those few days brought in about 6 billion yen, or $41 million, in 2022.