11 What is the Curse of the Colonel?

<p>On this episode of <em>Ichimon Japan</em> we ask: What is the Curse of the Colonel?</p> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Topics Discussed<br /></strong></h2> <ul> <li>What the famous Curse of the Colonel is</li> <li>How tall and how heavy the statues of Colonel Sanders that are seen at Japanese KFC locations are</li> <li>How the tradition of the Dotombori Dive began</li> <li>The Hanshin Tigers</li> <li>How the Hanshin Tigers were named after the Detroit Tigers</li> <li>Why a statue of Colonel Sanders was thrown into the Dotombori River in 1985</li> <li>Randy Bass and his connection to the Curse of the Colonel</li> <li>How the missing statue of the Colonel was found in the Dotombori River in 2009</li> <li>The tradition of the Dotombori Dive and some of the deaths and accidents that have resulted from it</li> <li>What parts of the Colonel Sanders statue remain missing</li> <li>Whether the Hanshin Tigers remain cursed</li> <li>Where the statue of Colonel Sanders that was thrown into the Dotombori River in 1985 is today</li> <li>How Randy Bass' name changed when he began playing in Japan</li> <li>What Randy Bass did after going back to the US in 1988</li> <li>The suicide of Shingo Furuya</li> <li>And more!</li> </ul> <p>Note: Japanese-language sources do indeed indicate that the name of the Hanshin Tigers was based on that of the Detroit Tigers.</p> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Support on Patreon<br /></strong></h2> <p>If you enjoy <em>Ichimon Japan</em> and want to ensure that we're able to produce more episodes, then please consider becoming a patron on Patreon.com. For a minimum pledge of $2 a month you'll get access to exclusive content and our eternal, profound, and undrying gratitude.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32280122">Support on Patreon</a></li> </ul> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Japanese Vocabulary List<br /></strong></h2> <p>Most episodes feature at least one or two interesting Japanese words or phrases. Here’s some of the ones that came up on this