McDonald's Japan to Skip Offering "One Piece" Happy Set
Tokyo, Aug. 21 (Jiji Press)--McDonald's Japan has canceled a plan to offer trading cards from the popular Japanese manga series "One Piece" to customers who purchase Happy Set combo meals for children from Aug. 29.
The decision came after such meals with "Pokemon" toys, launched earlier this month, caused problems, including some people rushing to buy the meals to resell the toys without eating the meals.
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