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Japanese eyeglasses are durable enough to withstand bouncing bar hostess butts, maker says【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 21, 2018 - Tweet
Tradition begun by actor Ken Watanabe continues.
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- (ads • beautiful women • eyeglasses • funny • glasses • hostess bars • video • weird)
JoJo’s bizarrely awesome Tokyo anime mural hides characters in its sound effects【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 31, 2018
Anime serious famous for its dramatic sound effects and fashionable heroes makes one out of the other with cool and clever artwork trick.
- Japan
- (ads • anime • art • awesome • clever • cool • Jojo's Bizzare Adventure • manga • Shinjuku Station)
Tokyo’s most terrifying advertisement is hiding in plain sight in busiest part of the city【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 21, 2018
Subtle spookiness in Shinjuku isn’t promoting anything except fear in all who notice it.
McDonald’s officially reprimanded by Japanese government for misleading “roast beef” ads
- Casey Baseel
Jul 26, 2018
The meat in the 4.9-million Tokyo Roast Beef Burgers and Muffins McDonald’s sold wasn’t quite what people were expecting from their commercials.
- Japan
- (ads • crime • fast food • food • McDonald's • roast beef • scandal • Tokyo Roast Beef)
Japanese advertising company selling space on young women’s armpits, recruiting models【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 20, 2018
Hopefully those ads are waterproof.
Tokyo Electric Power Company airs first commercial since Fukushima disaster, creates new mascot
- Casey Baseel
Jul 20, 2018
After a seven-year self-imposed TV ad suspension, company shows images of relaxed families and offers cute bunny character merchandise.
- Japan
- (2011 earthquake and tsunami • 3-11 earthquake and tsunami • 3.11 • ads • Fukushima nuclear disaster • TEPCO • Tokyo Electric Power Company • video)
Legendary anime Evangelion’s creator and mecha appear in ad for Sapporo Beer【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 30, 2018
Hideaki Anno explains his philosophy of personal improvement while the giant robot from his signature series makes a cameo.
- Japan
- (ads • alcohol • anime • beer • drinks • Evangelion • Hideaki Anno • Sapporo Beer • video)
Japanese train company under fire for ad saying defenselessness is a form of femininity
- Casey Baseel
Jun 19, 2018
Pairing statement with a picture of a young girl didn’t help.
- Japan
- (ads • controversy • femininity • society • trains)
Bookstore ad in Japan reminds us people with more money can buy more stuff
- Master Blaster
Mar 29, 2018
Yeah? Well, they can’t buy happiness… Oh, who are we kidding. Of course they can…
Amazing ad from Japan stars 72 actresses each showing one year of a woman’s life in one second
- Casey Baseel
Mar 10, 2018
Maker of Pocky reminds us that life moves fast, but it’s the slow moments that make it beautiful.
Anime eyes cover Tokyo’s busiest station for awesome Netflix ad【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 28, 2018
How many of these 280 sets of anime eyes can you match with their characters?
- Japan
- (ads • anime • art • awesome • COK • cool • Devilman Crybaby • Netflix • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • SNO)
Dragon Ball fans get first preview of Bulma’s new voice following voice actress’ death【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 15, 2018
Bulma’s back, with a famous voice actress taking over the role.
- Japan
- (ads • anime • Bulma • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Z • Hiromi Tsuru • video • vocie actors • voice actresses)
Awesome, free Final Fantasy travel brochures treat series’ locations like real tourism hot spots
- Casey Baseel
Jan 16, 2018
Who wouldn’t want to go on a romantic Midgar Mako Reactor night view tour?
- Japan
- (ads • COK • cool • Final Fantasy • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • SNOJ • Square Enix • video games)
Thai lip balm commercial has a surprise ending that boys’ love fans will really enjoy
- Dale Roll
Jan 10, 2018
“Don’t forget to use it often…so you’ll know how my lips feel.”
It’s Japanese commercial time! Watch the best ads from 2017 in one glossy 4K video
- Oona McGee
Jan 8, 2018
Famous musicians, actors and idol group members star in these memorable ads that will make you laugh, cry and want to buy what they’re selling.
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- (ads • advertising • commercials • Japanese ads • Japanese commercials • Japanese TV • marketing • television • videos)
Japan’s most popular sake brand runs full-page ad asking people to stop paying so much for it
- Casey Baseel
Dec 13, 2017
The goal of advertising is usually to increase sales, but for Dassai a love of sake, and customers, is more important.
Japanese tourism poster with elderly man saying phrase for “I’ll have sex with you” puzzles Japan
- Casey Baseel
Oct 13, 2017
It turns out he’s just following the local hospitality custom, though.
- Japan
- (ads • funny • Japanese language • learning japanese • linguistics • Meg • rakugo • Toyama • travel • weird)
Giant nipple squirts milk from U.F.O. in crazy Japanese commercial【Video】
- Oona McGee
Sep 27, 2017
Milk-giving alien cow nipple is everything we’ve come to love about ads in Japan.
- Japan
- (ads • commercials • funny • Japanese commercials • Kumamoto • LOL • milk • video • weird • wtf)
Japanese ninja, samurai and courtesans star in new Red Bull ad set in the Edo period 【Video】
- Oona McGee
Sep 18, 2017
Travel back in time to feudal Japan with an epic new clip featuring music by the Yoshida Brothers.
- Japan, USA
- (ads • commercials • Edo • Edo Wonderland • energy drinks • freerunning • Japanese commercials • Jason Paul • Ninja • Parkour • Red Bull • samurai • travel • Yoshida Brothers)
Katy Perry appears in Japanese commercial for Laundrin’ 【Video】
- Oona McGee
Sep 10, 2017
The singer strips off to show her appreciation for room scents and fabric softeners.
- Japan
- (ads • COK • Japanese commercials • Katy Perry • Laundrin • music • video)
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