Forget the figgy pudding! The fried chicken chain has been a holiday staple in the East Asian country since the mid-1970s Christmas is a secular holiday in Japan, with many celebrating it like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. YUICHI YAMAZAKI/AFP via Getty A Kentucky Fried Chicken store in Japan. For many people in Japan, KFC is central to their Christmas ...

Christmas kicks off in Japan as KFC opens its Tokyo Christmas pop-up restaurant. The fast-food chain offers customers dishes inspired by Japan's "Christmas chicken" tradition, dating back to 1974.

A statue of Colonel Sanders dressed as Santa Claus is displayed at the KFC Christmas restaurant in Tokyo – Copyright AFP Yuichi YAMAZAKI KFC in Japan is gearing up ...

Christmas is near, and in Japan that means that many families will be heading out together to pick up their feast for the celebration — from KFC. The popular American fast food restaurant has been ...

Ever wonder why millions of people across Japan feast on crispy fried chicken every single Christmas Eve holiday?

In Japan, the most wonderful time of year is marked with fried chicken — KFC, that is. Ordering KFC for Christmas began in Japan in the mid-1970s and has since become a Christmas Eve staple. Every ...