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TOKYO: He may be the world’s fourth-richest person and visiting gourmet paradise Japan, but Mark Zuckerberg is eating McDonald’s, according to photos posted on Tuesday by the Meta chief.

“Japanese McDonald’s: 10/10. Give these guys a Michelin star,” the 39-year-old said on Facebook and Instagram, alongside photos of himself in sunglasses eating a burger and of his wife Priscilla Chan outside the golden arches.

Seen on Zuckerberg’s packed tray were popular Japanese menu items including a shrimp-patty burger, a teriyaki chicken burger, edamame bean salad and bite-sized churros — along with the more usual chicken nuggets and fries.

Since Israel’s war on Gaza, many in Japan have taken to the streets to protest all brands and companies that support Israel. 

In December, demonstrators denounced the “indiscriminate and criminal” bombing of Palestinians and journalists in the Gaza Strip. They urged a boycott of Israeli products like lemons as well as calling for a boycott of major brands like McDonald’s and Coca-Cola, which they consider complicit in the Israeli ‘genocide’ of the Palestinians. 

Zuckerberg was in Japan with his family for a trip mixing pleasure — including skiing and making Japanese swords — and business.

After reportedly meeting with Facebook developers in Tokyo on Monday and Tuesday, Zuckerberg was set to travel to South Korea and then India for the wedding of a billionaire’s son.

*With AFP