Colonel Sanders is basically Santa Claus in Japan.
How Colonel Sanders Became Father Christmas in Japan
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/theslice/kfc-christmas-in-japan-colonel-sanders-history-12-23-2014
Japan is a gloriously strange place. Ever seen one of those Cafe’ du Monde coffee & beignet shops (based out of New Orleans)? There are more of them in Japan than in Louisiana.
A KFC in the area is now closed up and the space is for rent. I told the manager of that very place six months ago that KFC was pricing themselves out of the market. He didn’t believe me.