Ok, it’s actually called Boss Coffee from Suntory. Doesn’t he look like Stalin? Maybe the unholy love-child of Stalin and Bob Dobbs.
Be sure to play the games on the site- there is a typing game and a crazy English game. It sort of reminds me of Wario Ware.
Turns out we were not the only ones to think BOSS looks like Stalin- there is a review on 8 bit joystick which compares him to Stalin as well!
Now we refer to the various flavors by what Stalin is doing in the picture on the can- “Stalin Driving”, “Stalin on the Phone”, “Stalin with Dog”.
Of course I made everyone watch the Ayumi Hamasaki BOSS commercial, where she sings “LOVE” with half the lyrics replaced with “BOSS.”
A friend in Tokyo (a white guy) asked his coworkers about BOSS- they said BOSS reminds them of MacArthur, who is not a negative figure.
Go figure!Pictured: Stalin Reading Paper, Stalin on Vacation, Stalin Driving
Web link of note: Stalin Coffee
(At http://www.s-boss.com)