In front of (almost) every single KFC in Japan, there is a life-sized Colonel Sanders statue.
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In Japan, Colonel Sanders is an iconic part of pop culture. There are Kentucky Fried Chickens across the country. In…
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Two of my favorite Tokyo people, CheapyD of CheapAssGamer fame and Scott Popular of Scott Popular fame, provide an…
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