When They Opened in Japan
Coca-Cola storms Japanese market in late 1950s
In this bimonthly series, Patrick Parr looks at how famous brands got their start in Japan. Parr previously wrote the “Japan Yesterday” series for Japan Today, chronicling past historic visits to Japan by world-famous people. If you are currently in Japan, there’s a good chance that Coca-Cola has taken at… Read
Loy Weston brings Kentucky Fried Chicken to 1970s Japan
In this new bimonthly series, Patrick Parr looks at how famous brands got their start in Japan. Parr previously wrote the “Japan Yesterday” series chronicling past historic visits to Japan by world-famous people. As early as January 1967, there were rumblings in American newspapers that Kentucky Fried Chicken would soon… Read
Starbucks debuts in Ginza in 1996
This is the first story in a new bimonthly series by Patrick Parr on how famous brands got their start in Japan. Parr also wrote the “Japan Yesterday” series that detailed the visits to Japan of famous people. On Wednesday, Oct. 25, 1995, the Starbucks Coffee Company signed an agreement… Read
