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  • 2021-04-13 (xsd:date)
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  • Does Ronald McDonald Have a Different Name in Japan? (en)
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  • McDonald’s most famous mascot goes by a different name in Japan: Donald McDonald. The eponymous red-headed clown, who is known worldwide (mostly) as Ronald McDonald, is written as Donarudo Makudonarudo in Japanese. We reached out to McDonald’s, and a spokesperson said, The name is one of the localizations that date to the founding of McDonald’s in Japan in 1971. According to Business Insider, a local businessman who helped open the first McDonald’s in the country decided it would be easier to pronounce this name in Japanese. The McDonald’s-backed charity in Japan is also known as the Donald McDonald House. Given that this information was verified by McDonald’s, we rate this claim as True. (en)
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