Japan's First "McHappy Day" Go Kitazawa and Imitation Japan Call for Participation

McDonald's Japan held its charity event "McHappy Day" at stores nationwide on October 22nd to support children battling illness and their families. This marked the first time the event was held in Japan. Four celebrities visited three stores, including the Odaiba DECKS store in Tokyo: former Japanese national soccer team player Go Kitazawa, and the soccer impersonator group "Monomane JAPAN" (Amore Hashimoto, Tomoharu Asano, and Yusuke Oumi). They encouraged donations.

"McHappy Day" is held once a year at McDonald's in several countries worldwide as a day to raise funds for the "Ronald McDonald House," a residential facility for children battling illness and their families. On this day, 50 yen from each Happy Meal purchase is donated.

Shortly after 11 a.m. at the Odaiba DECKS store, four people, led by Mr. Kitazawa—the "McHappy Day" ambassador and captain of "Team McHappy"—held donation boxes and called for support inside and outside the store. The three members of "Monomane JAPAN" used soccer terms like "My left side is open!" and "Get to the cross!" to engage customers, creating a relaxed atmosphere inside.

After about 30 minutes of fundraising at the Odaiba DECKS store, Kitazawa commented, "Today is a special day supporting children battling serious illnesses and their families. I want as many people as possible to know that every single donation makes a difference." Despite the unfortunate weather due to an approaching typhoon, he added, "I'm grateful that many people noticed us and donated."

On the same day, Kitazawa and his team also held fundraising events at the Tama Center store and the Kitami store on Tama Tsutsumi-dori. The collected donations were delivered to the "Donald McDonald House Setagaya House."

 

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