Forget turkey. In Japan, Christmas is a time to feast on KFC. CNN Travel explores how the American fast food chain grew to be synonymous with the holiday season.

The genesis of Japan’s KFC tradition is a tale of corporate promotion that any business heading to Japan ought to study, one that sounds almost like a holiday parable. ‘Kentucky for Christmas’ ...

It may not be a public holiday in Japan, but Christmas there is big business. Quirky seasonal customs take place in people's homes across the country, while city squares host elaborate Christmas ...

The Japanese celebrate many of the same holidays that we do in the United States. But like most things in Japan, it’s not quite the same. Christmas is a major event, with gift shopping ...

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.

12 Unique Christmas Traditions Celebrated Around the World. From Krampus to a KFC-fueled Christmas, here's a look at some of the world's most fascinating holiday traditions.

Christmas was, and still is, a secular holiday in Japan — a country where less than 1% of the population identifies as Christian — and in the 1970s many people didn't have established family ...

As Japan Times reported earlier this month, the average price of whole Christmas cakes in Japan this year is up 7.8%, or about $2.20, from a year earlier, reflecting surging costs of almost all ...

How do you say Merry Christmas in Japan? Easy. Merry Christmas. THE big holiday in Japan is New Year’s Day. The Christmas holiday was introduced to Japan by the Europeans who arrived during t… ...

Forget turkey. In Japan, Christmas is a time to feast on KFC. CNN Travel explores how the American fast food chain grew to be synonymous with the holiday season.

Forget turkey. In Japan, Christmas is a time to feast on KFC. CNN Travel explores how the American fast food chain grew to be synonymous with the holiday season.