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McDonald’s Japan introduces three new variations of classic items

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Check out the new Case Closed! / Detective Conan collaboration at McDonald’s in Japan, starting Wednesday, April 17.

Customers can now enjoy two types of burgers at McDonald’s in Japan: the classic Chicken Tatsuta and the new You Lin Ji Cheese Chicken Tatsuta. Both will be available simultaneously, along with Rice Chicken Tatsuta and the new Rice Chicken Tatsuta, starting from 5:00pm; with the collaboration actually beginning on Wednesday, April 17.

A total of 7 options, including new offerings like Shaka Shaka Potato (R) Grilled Corn Flavor and McFizz (R) / McFloat (R) 3 Types of Citrus Mix, will be accessible at McDonald’s outlets nationwide starting on the 17th, but only for a limited time.

Chicken Tatsuta, a beloved product for over 30 years since its debut in 1991, is now part of a collaboration with the popular TV anime Case Closed! aka Detective Conan, marking the first of its kind.

This burger features a tatsuta patty flavored with ginger soy sauce, crunchy shredded cabbage, creamy and slightly spicy sauce, all sandwiched between fluffy original buns. The new You Lin Ji Cheese Chicken Tatsuta combines flavorful You Lin Ji sauce with mellow white cheddar cheese.

Also from 5:00pm, customers can savor the evening-exclusive Rice Chicken Tatsuta, served between 100% Niigata Prefecture Koshihikari rice buns, along with the new Rice Chicken Tatsuta You Lin Ji Cheese.

As a complementary side or dessert, the Shakashaka Potato Grilled Corn Flavor offers a fragrant soy sauce sauce and sweet corn aroma.

For beverages, McFizz and McFloat, available in three types of citrus mix each, provide a refreshing blend of Satsuma mandarin orange, Amanatsu, and Hinata summer fruit juices, offering a delightful carbonated drink experience.

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Get your Valentine’s Day churros at McDonald’s

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Anyone familiar with the churros, a kind of deep fried dough originally from Spanish and Portuguese cuisine. They’re pretty popular in Japan and you can often find them at movie theaters and such. Here, we’ve got news that McDonald’s will be releasing a special kind of churros just in time or Valentine’s Day!

A popular hot sweet, “Hitokuchi Churros” or “one bite Churros”, will be making a comeback just in time for Valentine’s Day to McDonald’s stores nationwide in Japan from the 14th. This item made its first debut last year and it was so popular that it has been renewed again this year.

Each order comes with 4 bite-sized pieces for 260 yen, making it an easy snack or as an after-meal dessert, giving you a nice break from school or work.

There was even a Twitter campaign to help spread the news. It has since concluded, but you can still find the details about it here:

For more information, check out the official product page here.

Thanks, ORICON NEWS.

McDonald’s Japan to resume sales of hot tea after customer complaints

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This was pretty much a given, don’t you think? I’m really curious who made the decision to remove HOT TEA of all things from the menu in the first place…

Low and behold, hot tea will be making a come back to your local McDonald’s in Japan after it was so unceremoniously removed from the menu yesterday on January 23. Although this is good news for those who enjoy a nice, hot cup of tea while enjoying their meals at McDonald’s, there seems to be no word about the other items that were essentially fired from their positions on the regular menu.

Here are a couple of the latest posts regarding the news via ORICON NEWS.

“Hot tea sales to resume – It was announced on Tuesday, January 23 that McDonald’s in Japan would discontinue sales of hot tea at their stores, but due to customer feedback, subsequently announced that hot tea will return to the menu in late February.”
“McDonald’s to resume sales of hot tea from the end of February – After receiving a lot of feedback from those who don’t like coffee or who regularly enjoy hot tea and reconsidering it internally, McDonald’s Japan has decided to resume sales of hot tea from the end of February.”


So, what do you think of this strange happening with the McDonald’s menu? And get a load of this, hot tea won’t even make it back before the coldest weeks in Japan… smh

McDonald’s removes several items from their menu, including hot tea

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People are generally used to seasonal items coming and going throughout the year, but this time we’ve got news that McDonald’s in Japan will be removing several items from their menu, including yogurt and hot tea.

For as unhealthy as I tend to eat, going out to the nearest fast-food joints or family restaurants around the office, this news hit me kinda hard, although I’m a little more puzzled by it than anything else. Starting today, January 23, McDonald’s will have removed several items from their menu. Here’s what will no longer be available:

  • Big Breakfast
  • Big Breakfast Delux
  • Supabee (Spicy Beef Burger)
  • Waffle Cones
  • Yogurt
  • Hot Tea

The reasoning for removing these items is to restructure the “regular product lineup.”

McDonald’s also announced that they will be increasing prices, which garnered such comments as, “Getting rid of these items is bigger news than a price hike,” “I’m upset,” and “You’ve gotta be kidding.”

I for one, who always ordered hot tea, is not a happy camper with this news… Maybe I just need to stop going to McDonald’s and eat properly, huh?

Thanks, ORICON.

Not even is McDonald’s immune to price gouging and scalpers reselling collectible items

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Well, Christmas has come and gone, but some rare seasonal items are still finding their way onto auction sites and other similar applications like Mercari. It’s not uncommon to see things like this to pop up from time to time, so let’s take a look at what the buzz is all about!

This past Christmas Day, winners of McDonald’s Lucky Bag 2024 were announced, and shortly there after, items began appearing on the flea market app Mercari, strictly against their terms of service for reselling out-of-stock products.

Many of these listings had some massive price gouging going on, some hiking the price three times higher than the original product. Despite the designated delivery period for the McDonald’s Lucky Bag 2024 being from January 1 to 8, 2024, winners have yet to receive their products. Mercari explicitly prohibits the resale of out-of-stock items in its user guide, explicitly stating, “Mercari prohibits listing items that the seller does not currently possess.” Nevertheless, numerous such listings have proliferated since the winners were announced.

Currently, however, there doesn’t seem to be many of these listings on the app, which may be due to the company cracking down on users who violate their terms of service, but this can neither be confirmed nor denied.

The limited lucky bags originally sold for 3,000 yen each. Reviewing the listings on Christmas Day when the lottery results were announced, many items were priced close to the original selling price. However, there were notable exceptions with some listings sharply hiking the price up to 9,000 yen—three times the initial price. Most of these listings touted screenshots of a successful drawing since actual photos of the products were not yet available.

Mercari has consistently banned the resale of out-of-stock items. As an example, the Pikachu Pokémon World Championships 2023 Yokohama Commemorative Deck which was originally sold at 3,500 yen was resold for over 50,000 yen.

Thanks, Tominaga Sakashita – J-CAST News Biz Editorial Department