McDonald's Olympic Happy Set

McDonald's is offering Olympic themed happy sets in two phases. The first is a set of Olympic stickers and the second is a calendar to help follow all the events.

http://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/happyset/hs/index.html

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Kentucky Fried Fish

KFC has brought back fried fish and fish sandwich which uses the same fried fish pieces. They are still using Alaska pollock, but calling it Kentucky fried fish is interesting.

http://www.kfc.co.jp/campaign/friedfish/

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KFC Boneless Chicken

KFC's boneless chicken has made it to Japan. Definitely more convenient, but some people think the taste is not quite the same. In an article last year, it sounded like KFC expected the boneless to eventually become more popular than the traditional chicken pieces. Something to watch.

http://www.kfc.co.jp/menu/detail/index.cgi?pid=OR_campaign_117

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Rakuren Evening Milk

Rakuren is the brand for Shikoku Dairy Cooperative. One of their products available nationwide is this milk with is only taken from 3 farms in Ehime Prefecture and only from evening milkings. They claim the content of the evening milk is far superior to that from morning milkings. They also claim all milk to be pasteurized within 24 hours of milking. I just found a carton of this milk at Seijoishi in Kanagawa Prefecture. らくれん 愛媛県 四国乳業 夕しぼり

http://www.rakuren.co.jp/yuushibori/limitation.html

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Suntory Bitter Roast

Suntory Bitter Roast is an all malt beer available for a limited time only in convenience stores. It is alternately described as an "adult deep roast" and a "rich and bitter taste for adults". サントリー ビターロースト ビール

http://www.suntory.co.jp/beer/?fromid=top_pr

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MOS Burger Cup Patissier

Cup Patissier is the MOS Burger brand for French-style, slightly more expensive desserts. The current offerings are
1) strawberry mousse cake 苺ムースケーキ
  - a strawberry, currant, and raspberry sauce on a fluffy mousse (a "sweet and sour harmony")
2) sweet potato monte blanc 紫芋のモンブラン
  - a sweet potato mousse on top of a sweet potato cream base
3) coffee jelly cake コーヒーゼリーケーキ
   - coffee jelly on top of a cocoa sponge cake with a little milk poured on top

http://www.mos.co.jp/cp/cuppatissier/131001/

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Burger King French Fries Renewal

Burger King french fries have been renewed to taste better and be crispier. The fries now have the peel attached and corn starch and wheat flour help the fries retain their crispness.

http://www.burgerkingjapan.co.jp/

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Lotteria x Kimukatsu Genkatsugi Burger

Kimukatsu is a chain of pork cutlet shops in Japan that specializes in pork cutlet consisting of numerous thin slices of pork stacked together, instead of the more typical single cut of pork. They have collaborated with the fast food chain Lotteria to offer pork cutlet sandwiches in the same style called the genkatsugi burger (genkatsugi roughly means "worth a try"). I have tried it and it is actually very good. It is priced a bit more than other sandwiches. ロッテリア キム勝ツ ゲンかつぎバーガー

http://www.lotteria.jp/topics/2014/topics01090001.html

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Japan Olympic Committee Gold Sponsors

Among the gold sponsors of the Japan Olympic Committee there are 2 food companies, Asahi and Ajinomoto. Not surprisingly, among all food company sponsors, these are also the two with the biggest overseas presences.

http://www.joc.or.jp/about/partners/

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Pronto Hi-Ball Campaign

Through the end of the month, Pronto is holding a hi-ball campaign where you receive tickets for each hi-ball you order. Prizes are available for different numbers of tickets.
- 5 tickets = 1 free hi-ball
- 20 tickets = 1 free bottle of Suntory Kakubin whisky
- 50 tickets = 1 free bottle of Suntory Yamazaki or Hakushu whisky
- 250 tickets = 1 free bottle of 18 year old Yamazaki whisky + a special Pronto bronze glass

プロント サントリー 山崎 白州 角瓶 ハイボール

http://www.pronto.co.jp/campaign/2013/12/post-2.html

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