Fans walk past the statue of Colonel Sanders.

Return of Colonel Sanders statue welcomed by thousands of Hanshin fans

Thursday 10th September, 05:26 AM JST

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geronimo2006 at 07:39 AM JST - 10th September

Poor Colonel. Doesn't look too finger-licking good to me. Looks like he's been in the sewer. Guess the river is not that clean. Needs a bit of a paint job. Maybe the curse will continue. Tale revenge Colonel. And start serving mash potato with gravy!
Mark_McCracken at 07:49 AM JST - 10th September

I think the Colonel will eventually find himself the centerpiece of a large KFC restaurant near Doutonbori, as a symbol of Osaka, kind of taking the place of the Kuidaore Clown.
Farmboy at 09:25 AM JST - 10th September

Glad Harland is back. Maybe he will forgive and forget. I think the Colonel will be identified as a god by future archaelogists, and would love to hear the conference presentations.
Altria at 10:03 AM JST - 10th September

And the Tigers won 4-0!

Watch them go all the way to the Japan Series!
chuckers at 10:15 AM JST - 10th September

Iwata, yesterday's winning pticher for Hanshin, was only 2 years old when the Colonel went missing.
jeancolmar at 10:19 AM JST - 10th September

This is what I like about Japan. In the midst of a recession news like this makes headlines. Beyond the horrors of the recession, cases of random murders, natural disasters and discrimination against foreigners, nothing terribly exciting happens in this country. The rediscovery of Col. Sanders is a reassurance of Japan's basic stability and sanity. You won't be arrested and lashed for drinking beer or wearing jeans or even criticizing the emperor system here. Yeah, the Hanshin Tigers and Col. Sanders rather than chaos and tyranny.
Yelnats at 12:07 PM JST - 10th September

It was really dirty and was shown on the news last night for a long time, as this is a very important piece of sculpture. Actually, the hand was sticking up first because the arm was broken off. Kine of waving and saying, I am over here guys.
Mark_McCracken at 01:51 PM JST - 10th September

Watch them go all the way to the Japan Series!

That would be insane. I swear they'd parade the statue through the streets of Osaka and build an temple for it.
stirfry at 03:38 PM JST - 10th September

wow get a life