Jun 30, 2025 18:30:00

Headline news for June 30, 2025

The BABY BODY BURGER , a massive five-patty hamburger created in collaboration between Burger King and the Japan Sumo Association, will be available on July 11, 2025.

Born from a collaboration between Burger King and the Japan Sumo Association!

Introducing the new 'BABY BODY BURGER,' an impressive 'champion-class' extra-large burger made with five flame-grilled 100% beef patties stacked on top of each other!

7/11(Fri) ~
Limited time and quantity!
#BurgerKingpic.twitter.com /4Fh2Kdp2O6
— Burger King Japan (@BURGERKINGJAPAN) June 30, 2025

(PDF file) Born from a collaboration between Burger King and the Japan Sumo Association! The new 'BABY BODY BURGER' is a powerful 'yokozuna-class' super-sized burger made with five flame-grilled 100% beef patties!
https://www.burgerking.co.jp/images/notice/2025/06/30/c6d0c469-c950-428c-a9f0-ba82c535f3d6.pdf

The 'BABY BODY BURGER' is an extra-large 'yokozuna-class' burger officially recognized by the Japan Sumo Association, made with five Burger King's special flame-grilled 100% beef patties, four slices of smoky bacon, four slices of rich cheddar cheese, pickles, lettuce, tomato, and topped with 'special aurora sauce' made from a mixture of creamy mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, white wine vinegar, tomato paste, and more.

This collaboration commemorates Burger King's signing of a sponsorship contract with the Japan Sumo Association and the start of sponsorship of

the July Grand Sumo Tournament in 2025. To commemorate the release, original stickers will be distributed in limited quantities when purchasing a single item or set of the 'BABY BODY BURGER.'

The 'BABY BODY BURGER' weighs 668g and has a total calorie count of 1876kcal. The price is 2590 yen for a single item, and 2890 yen for a set with small fry and medium drink.

By the way, we published the following article on the same day in the same month in the past.

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◆Anime, games, manga (subculture)
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Their battle has finally come to an end.
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It's been about 11 and a half years. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all the captains who have played until now. https://t.co/1t7MAhhZio
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The huge success of the 'Itadaki Girls Game' reveals the serious gender divide in China's online community | Ei-chan, who lives in Shanghai

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Someone in the Korean Monster Hunter community was furious, saying, 'They're joking when they update at the end of June on the 30th,' but the reason is so sad that it brings tears to my eyes - Togetter

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Putting spoilers into the subtitles like this may seem stupid at first glance, but it's actually extremely important.
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