▁hand . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁the ▁cur se ▁can ▁be ▁lifted ▁is ▁by ▁returning ▁his ▁long - lost ▁glass es ▁and ▁left ▁hand . ▁ ▁The ▁statue ▁was ▁later ▁recovered ▁( with ▁replacement ▁of ▁new ▁glass es ▁and ▁hand ) ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁K FC ▁Japan . ▁As ▁the ▁K FC ▁restaurant ▁that ▁the ▁statue ▁originally ▁belonged ▁to ▁no ▁longer ▁exists , ▁the ▁statue ▁was ▁now ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁branch ▁near ▁K osh ien ▁Stadium . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁ ▁Baseball ▁super st ition ▁ ▁Cur se ▁of ▁the ▁B amb ino ▁– ▁A ▁similar ▁super st ition ▁surrounding ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁( American ▁baseball , ▁ended ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ) ▁ ▁Cur se ▁of ▁the ▁Billy ▁Go at ▁– ▁A ▁similar ▁super st ition ▁surrounding ▁the ▁Chicago ▁C ubs ▁( American ▁baseball , ▁ended ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ) ▁ ▁Cur se ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁So x ▁– ▁A ▁similar ▁super st ition ▁surrounding ▁the ▁Chicago ▁White ▁So x ▁( American ▁baseball , ▁ended ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ) ▁ ▁Cur se ▁of ▁Rock y ▁Col av ito ▁– ▁A ▁similar ▁super st ition ▁surrounding ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Indians ▁( American ▁baseball , ▁on going ) ▁ ▁Cur se ▁of ▁Co og an ' s ▁Bl uff ▁– ▁A ▁similar ▁super st ition ▁surrounding ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Gi ants ▁( American ▁baseball , ▁ended ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ) ▁ ▁Sports - related ▁curs es ▁ ▁References ▁▁