A McDonald’s Japan campaign giving away limited-edition Pokémon cards with Happy Meals has spiralled into chaos, with long queues, bulk buying, and food waste prompting public outrage. The fast food ...

Ltd. said Thursday it will put further limits on sales of its Happy Meal sets, which currently comes with a Pokémon toy, to ...

Twenty-four students and a teacher from Mishima High School in Takatsuki, Japan today (Friday, July 25, 2025) were welcomed to Toowoomba City Hall at ...

A collaboration between McDonald’s Japan and Pokémon sparked concerns about food waste and consumer ethics. CNN’s Hanako ...

Already this week, scalpers were listing the McDonald’s Pokémon cards on eBay for some 4000 yen (£20) – while a Happy Meal ...

A collaboration between McDonald’s Japan and Pokémon sparked concerns about food waste and consumer ethics. CNN’s Hanako ...

Limited edition Pokémon cards caused “congestion and confusion” and “the abandonment and disposal of ordered food” in ...

Sure enough, McDonald’s launched a promotion over the last few days in which every McDonald’s Happy Set came with two limited-edition Pokemon cards — and customers loved the idea. Then, disaster ...

Fast-food chain McDonald's Japan has canceled a Happy Meal campaign that came with coveted Pokémon cards, apologizing after resellers rushed to buy the meals and then discarded the food, leaving trash ...

McDonald’s locations in Japan were forced to cancel a Happy Meal promotion featuring limited edition Pokémon cards because collectors swarmed stores — leaving behind piles of untouched food and ...

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

McDonald's Japan has apologised after a campaign giving away limited-edition Pokemon cards with "Happy Meals" triggered long queues and social media outrage.