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Many Japanese people visit KFC on Christmas
KFC even sells Christmas buckets as you can see in those photos.
In fact, KFC is a traditional Japanese Christmas food.
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But why?!
What does Christmas have to do with KFC??
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This tradition was created by a man named Takeshi Okawara.
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This person is Takeshi Okawara.
Okawara was the manager of the first KFC store in Japan back in 1970.
At that time, KFC did not receive any attention from customers.
Then, a Christian kindergarten near the store ordered chicken for a Christmas party from KFC.
At this time, the kindergarten asked Okawara to dress up as Santa for the kids.
So Okawara dresses up as Santa and goes to deliver chicken to the kindergarten.
This was very well received, and many kindergartens were flooded with orders for KFC chicken.
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(In America, we eat turkey, not chicken, for Christmas)
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Since Japan likes American and British culture, the popularity of KFC quickly skyrockets nationwide.
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Accordingly, Okawara was interviewed on NHK.
When an NHK reporter named Okawa asked, “Do Westerners really eat fried chicken for Christmas dinner?”
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So, starting in 1974, KFC began running a Christmas campaign.
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And Okawara, who was the store manager…
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He received promotion after promotion, and 10 years later, in 1984, he was inaugurated as CEO of KFC.
And as recently as two years ago in 2018, in an interview, Okawara admitted that he lied (now?!)
Additional remarks about this:
“You know Americans don’t eat chicken on Christmas. They eat turkey. I regret lying, but people love KFC so much (…)”
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Even though it started with one person’s lie,
It was an opportunity for many Japanese people to feel the spirit of Christmas in their own way.
In the first place, Christmas in the English-speaking world is a day for family and relatives to gather together, like Chuseok and Lunar New Year.
It’s a day when even non-religious people go to church.
Why is Christmas a couple-oriented day in Korea? ㅠㅠ
This Christmas, it’s better to be at home, so instead of being intimidated, it might be a good idea to eat your favorite chicken.