My wife’s family goes for a Thanksgiving morning White Castle without fail. As someone that grew up in a country that doesn’t do Thanksgiving, I can’t imagine the holiday without it.
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 Christmas traditions.
That's where KFC came in. The company launched its "Kentucky for Christmas" marketing campaign in 1974 and the first iteration of the party buckets soon followed.
My wife’s family goes for a Thanksgiving morning White Castle without fail. As someone that grew up in a country that doesn’t do Thanksgiving, I can’t imagine the holiday without it.
The Japanese eat KFC on Christmas.