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In Northeastern China, a McDonald's restaurant served a customer detergent instead of Coke.
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To ring in the New Year, Dominos not only has a very special pizza, but a very pricey one. For a limited time, pizza…
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The service you get at McDonald's in Japan is world class. The staff is polite and prompt, and there's still a focus…
It's finally time—time for McDonald's menus across the country to run red with pale pork shoulder drenched in…
Just as cooking with beer works extremely well, cola is used in cooking throughout China—and beyond. Coca-cola is…
You might not remember the fifth time you had a Hershey's Kiss or the eighth time you bit into a Twinkie, but…
This month, Japanese snack maker Koikeya is releasing potato chips that have been designed with couples in mind. The…
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There are local characters in Japan called "yura kyara" ("weak" or "laid back" characters). They often promote local…