It’s a question that has troubled the greatest minds for decades: how did Christmas in Japan become synonymous with a fast food joint?

Foreigners may laugh at the queues that form outside branches of KFC on Dec 24, or the people reserving their buckets of chicken months in advance, but it turns out that we’ve only got ourselves to blame.

The tradition of eating KFC at Christmas dates back to the early ’70s, when an expat customer at the chain’s Aoyama store observed that, in a land bereft of Yuletide turkey, fried chicken was the next best thing. The store’s canny manager was paying attention and passed word on to the higher-ups, leading the company to launch its ludicrously successful “Kurisumasu ni wa kentakkii!” (Kentucky for Christmas!) campaign in 1974.

Or at least, that’s what the company says on its website (www.kfc.co.jp/qa). Or it might just be because Colonel Sanders looks like Father Christmas.

Source: www.japantoday.com/

• Star Trek Original Motion Picture Collection
  
• Batman Motion Picture Anthology (1989-1997)
  
• Star Wars Trilogy (Episodes IV, V, & VI)
  
• a Pearl Jam stick-man t-shirt (because the one I bought fifteen years ago finally bit the dust)
  
• Los Angeles Angels and Dallas Cowboys bumper stickers
  
• Word Perfect Office X4 (a special request because it's what most law offices use, and I feel knowing the suite will give me a leg up on my eventual paralegal job search)
  
• The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzo
  
• a snowflake ornament
  
• a reindeer ornament
  
• a Target giftcard
  
• a handmade (!!!!) paper-pad holder AND IT IS SO CUTE
  
• a 12-inch Star Trek XI Spock action figure
  
• these Doc Marten boots

UPDATE
Kabach AP diary updated yesterday. Hello from Midoriyama studio. We don’t have filming today. But we are gathered for meeting of 5^th episode. Today’s Karachi point about music. We have 3 types of music except theme song. 1. for airing 2 for re-airing 3 for DVD. We have trick in each tune. You can compare them. Already 5am past. It’s already dark outside. Does sunset comes early in midoriyama studio (in Kanagawa)? But illumination at entrance is beautiful. Actually as beautiful as Omotosando’s one!?
At Sentaku the voting site, “the celebritiy you want to kiss.” No.1 Egashira 2:50 (14.8%) no,2 Kazuya Kamenashi (7.9%) no.3 Jun Matsumoto (6.7%) no.7 Kazunari Ninomiya (4%) no.8 Sho Sakurai (3.2%) no.10 Satoshi Ohno(2.9%) hmm. This kind of voting I can’t trust it. As Egashira is comedian he costars at Pussma recently with Aiba-chan.
NHK Kohaku web site, song order announced Arashi is 42nd. Last 8 one. I wonder how they get to Tokyo dome…Also message was updated. 60^th anniversary of Kohaku song festival and Arashi turns 10^th anniversary. We are honored to participate such memorial year. ( this was by O-chan) Profile: made debut with CD ”A.ra.ashi” each member makes success in variety shows, dramas and others. This year is debut 10^th anniversary.
Mainichi, < Kohaku song fest, Opening Exile Vs Ayu, closing by Sabu-chan> 60th Kohaku song fest. Song order has announced 27. Closing is by Saburo Kitajima who has participated 46 times. And red team is by Dreams come true. And Opening by Ayumi Hamazaki and Exile. First participant, idol group Arashi with “Arashi x Kohaku special medley against Kumi Koda “2009 Kohaku Koda special” Oricon News, <60^th NHK Kohaku song festival song order officially announced.> Koda Kumi “2009 Kohaku Koda special” against Arashi “Arashi x Kohaku special medley” are 41^st and 42^nd . This will broadcast from 7:15. past result as Red team 28 victories and white team 31 victories. Sanspo, < Closing by Sabu-chan. Kohaku song order determinate> Latter part start with Yusuke and aiko. Highlight of year Masaharu Fukuyama and Arashi are 40^th and 42^nd.
Kabachi, AP diary updated. Good evening today also from Midoriyama studio. It’s already next, next next Sunday is Tokujo Kabachi on air day. So today from 9am to 12 midnight. Sho-kun, Maki-chan, Katsumi-san, Endo-san Masayuki-san do filming scenes at office!! Currently we are filming crashed fight scene of Sho-kun and Maki-chan. 2 who are clam in the dressing rooms or at interview but once filming starts they turn to fighting mode. Today we had interview of navigation show. Navigation show is 1/17 14:00 for 1 hours there’re basic information to enjoy to watch 100 times “Tokujo Kabachi!!”. Back side of filming. And what casts thinks during filming and private life too. You can see more than I tell you on my diary. At Navigation show. We asked what is supreme (Tokujo) time and object for Sho-kun and Maki-chan. what is current supreme thing and time for them. Sho-kun unexpectedly uses XX spend beak time at filming. Today also there’s that thing in the front chamber today too. Well that is difficult… (grin) so filming continue till 12am today .dinner is supreme boiled foods cooked by staffs of production team. Tomorrow we do on site filming at Midoriyama.
Today’s Bay Storm

F.I.R. ▪ 讓我們一起微笑吧

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