KFC Japan started selling a fried chicken Christmas meal more than 50 years ago YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty For many people in Japan, KFC is central to their Christmas celebrations. Every year ...

But in Japan, they clearly can’t be bothered waiting around 3 and half hours for a bird to cook. They tuck into KFC instead, a rather unlikely festive tradition that may have started from a fib.

A Kentucky Fried Chicken store in Japan. For many people in Japan, KFC is central to their Christmas celebrations. Every year at Christmas, 3.5 million Japanese families opt for KFC, according to ...

Thanksgiving part 2, right? For millions of people in Japan, the perfect Christmas dinner is a good meal from KFC. Yup. You’re reading that correctly. Business booms every year for KFC on ...

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 ...

Christmas dinner in Ireland usually only means one thing – turkey. But in Japan, they clearly can’t be bothered waiting around 3 and half hours for a bird to cook. They tuck into KFC instead, a rather ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Eating fried chicken from fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is a very popular Christmas tradition in Japan. Every Christmas, there are very long lines of customers at ...

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For many people in Japan, KFC is central to their Christmas celebrations. Every year at Christmas, 3.5 million Japanese families opt for KFC, according to an Instagram clip shared by BBC. Per the ...