Trump's cheeseburger in Japan still drawing lines

Updated 1:23 am, Thursday, November 16, 2017

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A 100 percent U.S. Angus beef Colby Jack Cheeseburger as part of U.S. President Donald Trump set is seen at Munch's Burger Shack restaurant in Tokyo Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. The cheeseburger Trump had during his recent visit to Japan is still drawing lines at the Tokyo burger joint. less

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FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2017, file photo from the Prime Minister's Office Facebook page, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, listens to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, during a lunch of hamburgers from Munch's Burger Shack at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Japan. The cheeseburger Trump had is still drawing lines to the Tokyo burger joint. (Cabinet Public Relations Office of Japan via AP) less

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TOKYO (AP) — The cheeseburger President Donald Trump ate during his visit to Japan is still drawing lines at a Tokyo burger joint.Yutaka Yanagisawa, the owner-cum-chef of Munch's Burger Shack, recalls Trump praised the meal and shook his hand after he served the burger to him and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a country club last week.The "President Trump Set" with coleslaw and fries is a new addition to the menu at Munch's Burger. It's not cheap at 1,400 yen ($12) but is still one of the most popular orders.The "Trump effect" is proving a boon for the burger joint — especially since the experience of eating out in Tokyo is becoming more about fun storytelling, such as sharing Instagram photos of meals.

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