Mainichi reports that old Colonel Sanders statue recovered from the filth at the bottom of Osaka’s Dotonbori River has been given a new pair of glasses:

Sabae in Fukui Prefecture, a city known for its eyewear, is donating a new pair of glasses to the statue of Kentucky Fried Chicken’s Colonel Sanders that was recovered from Osaka’s Dotonbori River after 24 years.

Until about 20 years ago, a Sabae eyewear manufacturer made glasses for Colonel Sanders statues across the country.

Apparently the statue will soon be restored and put on public display.

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As readers pointed out in the comments section of our last post, the Colonel Sanders statue incident is one of the many interesting stories told in Robert Whiting’s You Gotta Have Wa – a great book for anyone interested in Japanese baseball and the cultural clashes that take place when foreigners join strict Japanese-style organizations.
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