The Colonel dons a samurai look
Asahi.com (IHT/Asahi: May 5, 2009)
SENDAI–To mark Children's Day today, a Colonel Sanders statue is decked out in full samurai regalia at a Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet in the city's Izumi-Chuo district.
The outlet decided to dress up the statue of the fast food chain founder in honor of Date Masamune (1567-1636), the founder of Sendai and one of a long line of Tohoku daimyo.
The costume is made from cardboard boxes, while the military helmet was crafted by the store manager with Styrofoam cartons.

Modern KFC armor

Japan’s record low child population
Straits Times
The number of children aged under 15 in Japan hit a record low of 17.14 million as of April 1, the government said on Monday, the latest sign of the nation’s rapid shift to an increasingly elderly society…..children’s share of the nation’s entire population stood at 13.4 per cent, compared with 22.5 per cent for a population of people aged over 65…more…