McDonald's Happy Meal on a restaurant table - Dontree_M/Shutterstock For summer 2025, McDonald's launched a promotional giveaway in Japan featuring Pokémon cards and toys in Happy Meals. While all of ...

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 the food, ...

Pokémon cards have caused pandemonium among resellers globally, including in Japan, where McDonald’s ended a promotion because thousands wanted a rare collectible, and not their meals. McDonald’s ...

TOKYO — McDonald’s Japan has canceled an upcoming “One Piece” game card promotion in the wake of a chaotic Pokémon campaign earlier this month that prompted government involvement. The promotional tie ...

Piles of untouched Happy Meals littered sidewalks outside McDonald’s restaurants in Japan over the weekend, as frenzied customers scrambled to buy limited-edition sets with Pokémon cards. The ...

While the Golden Arches does a pretty stellar job with Happy Meal toys in the United States, ask a traveler, and they’ll tell you Japan is where it’s at. Not only does the menu have some offerings we ...

A promotional campaign in Japan engineered by fast-food giant McDonald’s with The Pokémon Co. apparently backfired after reports of avid collectors discarding food in search of trading cards. The ...

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 the food, ...