KFC has introduced a new handheld digital pet device inspired by the Tamagotchi fever of the 1990s, called Eduardochi.

Tamagotchi was a sensation in the 1990s. The handheld video game sold four million units within four months of its release in Japan in 1996. By June 1997, 10 million had been shipped worldwide. It was ...

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While elsewhere around the world, Christmas dinner usually means a fat roast turkey or a nice holiday ham, in Japan it’s all about the Colonel. When the first KFC opened in Japan in 1970 ...

Despite the recent upheaval with Covid, the fundamentals haven’t changed in the fast-food industry in the past 50 years, says ...

Japan granted refugee status to a record 74 individuals in 2021, nearly half of whom had fled the military coup in Myanmar that year. The Immigration Services Agency announced May 13 that the ...

Japan has a long way to go to shed its image as a nation closed off to refugees. In 2021, Japan accepted 74 people displaced from their countries, having fled war or a humanitarian concern ...

Two Peoria Police officers were pinned against another car by a suspect before he was shot dead on Sunday morning, the police ...

Endicott College will host a community gathering on Monday morning to honor Police Sgt. Jeremy Cole. Trump will decide the ...

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