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McDonald's Japan's Pokemon card Happy Meals promotion comes to an unhappy end

Fast-food chain McDonald’s Japan has canceled a Happy Meal campaign that came with coveted Pokemon cards, apologizing after ...

McDonald's new Happy Meal toys are Ninja Turtle-themed Hello Kitty characters

McDonald’s debuts 12 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Hello Kitty mashup figurines in Happy Meals nationwide, available for a limited time starting Tuesday.

McDonald's reveals Hello Kitty x Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Happy Meals. See the toys

The next McDonald's Happy Meal collaboration comes to the U.S. in August, pairing Hello Kitty with the Teenage Mutant Ninja ...

'Unhappy Meal': McDonald's Japan apologises for Pokemon debacle

In a statement, McDonald's admitted there were some instances of 'resale-driven mass purchases by customers' that led to 'our ...

McDonald’s Japan ends Pokemon card Happy Meal promotion early amid reports of food wastage, scalping

The promotion was slated to run for three days, but ended less than 24 hours after its launch. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Chaos ensued after McDonald’s Japan put Pokémon cards in Happy Meals

A promotional campaign in Japan engineered by fast-food giant McDonald’s with The Pokémon Co. apparently backfired after ...
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Bad behavior ruins McDonald’s Happy Meal promotion in Japan

TOKYO (AP) – Fast-food chain McDonald’s Japan has canceled a Happy Meal campaign that came with coveted Pokemon cards, apologizing after resellers rushed to buy the meals and then discarded ...

Catch ’em all but dump the fries. Pokémon fans leave McDonald’s Japan in massive food waste drama

Piles of untouched Happy Meals littered sidewalks outside McDonald’s restaurants in Japan over the weekend, as frenzied ...