Japanese Kentucky Fried Christmas
クリスマスはケンタッキー
Christmas isn't far away now, with that in mind, over the next few days we will be presenting some Christmas themed stories, facts, Ghosts & Ghouls...
The Japanese Tradition of eating KFC at Christmas dates back to the early 1970s when an expat customer of the chains Aoyama store observed that, in a land bereft of Yuletide Turkey, fried chicken was the next best thing.
The franchise released its advertising campaign "Kurisumasu ni wa kentakkii!" (Kentucky for Christmas) in 1974 and a tradition was born!
Less than 10% of the Japanese population is Christian, making the power of advertising and marketing in Japan extraordinary in the fact that so much of the population begins ordering its chickens in the weeks before Christmas day.
Researched and written by Allen Tiller
First published 15 December 2012 ©
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