McDonald's opens mega-store in Roppongi Hills

I wonder how you would say McFlurry in Japanese?

How about McKoyuki, Paul? Loved to see a pic of this new venture.

Another add disguised as a News story...ITS A FAST FOOD OUTLET!!! Must be stories of more worth than this?

I can feel my bowels churning already! I'll pass on the fast food, I'm sure there are much better options around.

@paul Since you asked and I'm feeling literal today, it's マックフルーリー.

A change of policy at a fast food outlet is NEWS, OK. My mistake

Great, more lipstick on the pig...

"generous distances between tables"

Wow! I won't have to shuffle sideways to sit down!

"McDonalds Japan CEO Eiko Harada, 62, said in a statement: I'd like to see McDonald's sell 300 million yen's worth of fast food this year."

Per restaurant nationwide? For this particular restaurant?

This appears to be poorly translated.

Mark - It's a strange statement all right, being as how McDonald's Japan sales last year were 542 billion yen, and they have 3,700 restaurants in Japan which would make it an average of 146 million yen per restaurant...

Wow Roppongi Hills went down really quick... Map please?

the stylish new design will shift the image of McDonald's in a more cosmopolitan direction.

Be honest - hands up if you have the slightest idea what that is suppposed to mean.

"Hey, McFlurry, .... anybody home?"

Don't they mean the store has been supersized?

lucabrasi...it means it's a Classy Resturant. Because the tables have space. Still a cheep fast food out let that has expanded due to other stores closing. But we should not upset the clown. Clowns are dangerous. Hey Kid would you like a balloon ?

I'm loathing it

Another ad disguised as a News story

You mean you don't like your news with a slice of fake cheese?

"The long-awaited, " by whom?

"the keywords “expansive” and “innovative” in mind." try "junk food"

"the stylish new design will shift the image of McDonald’s in a more cosmopolitan direction." how about new and better quality of food?

But nevertheless of my ranting, McDonald's sells great and except aggressive advertising they don't really need to change anything to cash in. unfortunately

"I'm avoiding it"

@Cricky

Yeah. They need more space between the tables to accommodate the fatties who'll be patronising the place :)

Aside from the fact that I almost never go to these fast food places, the "McFlurry" is so embarrassing for an adult to say out loud in Japanese (the makku-furuurii -- looks almost Finnish, doesn't it?), much less actually order, that I have yet to try one.

You notice they don't say it's a 'no smoking' environment so you can bet you can be sitting enjoying the ambience when a smoky pall hovers over you the whole time, and that's in the kid's section !

I LOVE IT

i love japanese food, i despise mcdonalds junk food culture and taste.

to claim its place as the largest McDonald’s restaurant in eastern Japan.

As opposed to? Where's the largest McDs in western Japan? Northern Japan? Southern Japan?

Sounds a lot nicer than the McDonalds around here.... I'm guessing they don't still offer the Y49 hamburger specials or they couldn't afford to build this one. When we first got to Japan (1995) my wife thought McDonalds were only located near where the American bases were- oh, how wrong she was....

If you want to go to a nice McDonald, just go to Paris, the French McD are quite different from the rest of the world, they even sell macarons.

Who ever come out with the plan needs to be sacked. Fast-food people will want to be on the ground floor so they can slip in and out with their food rather than going to the second floor. Cafe people would probably be more than happy to be up and out of the noise of the street. Honestly, do they not think about this crap when planning stuff??

France also have heavenly salads and actual health food - and the macrons, pain au choco, nice hot choco...

"I'm loathing it" ... "I'm avoiding it"

Ha ha, they won't miss you.

Another ad disguised as a News story

Ah, but it has been declared a Newsworthy ad ... ah ... um ... story. So it must be. And we do get quotes from the press release, so we can see the ad ... um ... story has been thoroughly regurgit ... um ... researched. And well I'm sure the good folks up north would like some heartburning ... ah... heartwarming ads .... ah... news like this. Yes, this gets the Ronald McDonald Award for Total ... ah...rrelevance. Yes Sirree, finger-licki... ah...um...that was the other geezer wasn't it? Him with the glasses. Anyway, I find it well deep, innovative, and um...Making a Difference - Not.

Personally, I'm shoving it!

tmarie : I believe this McDonalds is on the West Walk of Roppongi Hills and as such the second floor probably has a nice courtyard view overlooking a performance amphitheater (which in the past had a light show every evening) and a large video screen on TV Asahi's building. I don't eat McDonalds either, but this might be a pleasant spot for a cup of coffee.

I took a look at some photos and now I'm not sure where the exact location is.

There is too many McDonalds, they are everywhere and they are one of the most boring places to go. Too bad Tokyo does not have In & Out Burgers. They make alot better burgers and environment is better.

OK, it's around the corner from Heartland bar on TV Asahi St.

Japanese kids think they invented McDonalds. Ask around and that is what you will here.

But that is ok, because Californians think they invented Sushi. Nice trade off.

I rarely go to McDonalds by the way. If anything, I order tampin de.

McEnima really hurts me.

No Donald McDonald?

Sorry. Prefer Burger King.

How come we cannot get macarons and McFlurry in US? I have never heard of them.

In Canada, it's called "Ronny's".

Big Macu

Paul, if it is as you described, makes much more sense for the cafe to be on the second floor, no??

Yes, shirokuma2011....more hot...delicious...deep fried lipstick....mmmmmmmm...