Explore KFC's influence in Japan during the holiday season and discover why it has become a Christmas staple. This video ...

For many people in Japan over the last five decades, KFC — and Kentucky Fried Chicken before that — were an integral part of the holidays. In fact, every year at Christmas, 3.5 million ...

Every December, millions of Japanese families line up for KFC, a tradition that started with a 1970s marketing campaign called Kentucky for Christmas, which really hit the mark.

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.

In Japan, there is a tradition where people eat KFC for Christmas dinner.

The Japanese are said to have gone finger-licking mad for the Colonel’s special recipe ever since with some three million families flocking to the fast-food chain on Christmas Eve every year. From ...

5 Unique Ways To Celebrate Christmas Like They Do In Japan — KFC For Christmas Dinner, Anyone? Japan's unique spin on the Christmas season takes our traditions and mixes them with their own culture.

KFC dominates the season, with 3.6 million families in Japan making advance reservations for bespoke Christmas chicken.

Why eating KFC during Christmas has been Japan's biggest tradition for decades? In Japan, it's uncommon for people to eat dishes commonly associated with a European Christmas on 25 December. Japanese ...

Christmas dinner in the UK usually only means one thing – turkey. But in Japan, they clearly can’t be bothered waiting around three and half hours for a bird to cook. They tuck into KFC instead, a ...